Rita Hagl-Kehl | |
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Rita Hagl-Kehl in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (age 55) |
| Political party | SPD |
| Children | 4 |
Rita Hagl-Kehl (born 11 November 1970) is a German politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBavaria since 2013.[1] In addition to her parliamentary work, she served as Parliamentary State Secretary at theFederal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in thegovernment ofChancellorAngela Merkel from 2018 until 2021.
Born inPorz,North Rhine-Westphalia, Hagl-Kehl worked as a teacher inFreyung from 2008 until 2013.
Hagl-Kehl first became a member of the Bundestag in the2013 German federal election.[2] In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure from 2014 until 2017. In that capacity, she served as her parliamentary group'srapporteur onorganic farming, pesticides, fertilisers, soil protection, water protection and sustainability. In addition to her committee assignments, she has been a member of the German-Egyptian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.
From 2018 until 2021, Hagl-Kehl served as Parliamentary State Secretary for Justice and Consumer Protection, under ministerChristine Lambrecht.
After leaving government following the2021 elections, Hagl-Krehl joined the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Tourism again. She is also a member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.[3]
Within her parliamentary group, Hagl-Kehl belongs to theParliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[4]
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