Esther Dilcher | |
|---|---|
 Dilcher in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Viesehon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-09-18)18 September 1965 (age 60) |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg |
Esther Dilcher (born 18 September 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofHesse since 2017.[1]
Dilcher grew up in Hofgeismar. There she took her school-leaving examination at the Albert-Schweitzer-School and then studied law at theUniversity of Marburg. Dilcher has been working as a lawyer andnotary since 1999.
Dilcher became a member of the Bundestag in the2017 German federal election, representing theWaldeck district.[2]
In parliament, Dilcher is a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection; the Subcommittee on European Law; and the Budget Committee.[3][4] She serves as her parliamentary group'srapporteur on theannual budget of theFederal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.
In 2019 Dilcher also joined parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the Highest Courts of Justice, namely theFederal Court of Justice (BGH), theFederal Administrative Court (BVerwG), theFederal Fiscal Court (BFH), theFederal Labour Court (BAG), and theFederal Social Court (BSG). Since 2022, she has been a member of the Commission for the Reform of the Electoral Law and the Modernization of Parliamentary Work, co-chaired byJohannes Fechner andNina Warken.[5]
