Sylvia Pantel

Summary

Sylvia Pantel (born 1 January 1961) is a German politician who was a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2021. From 1996 to 2024, she was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[1]

Sylvia Pantel
Sylvia Pantel in 2014
Member of the Bundestag for Düsseldorf II
In office
22 September 2013 – 2021
Preceded byBeatrix Philipp
Succeeded byAndreas Rimkus
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
Düsseldorf, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCDU

Political career edit

Pantel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Düsseldorf II district.[2] In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[3]

Pantel lost her seat in the 2021 German federal election.[4]

Political positions edit

Ahead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Pantel publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ex-Bundestagsabgeordnete aus Düsseldorf: Politikerin Sylvia Pantel tritt aus der CDU aus Rheinische Post, 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Sylvia Pantel". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag – Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ Beug, Sebastian (30 September 2021). "Minus 49 Sitze: Diese prominenten Unionspolitiker fehlen im neuen Bundestag". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ Stefan Reinecke, Andreas Wyputta, Benno Stieber and Christoph Schmidt-Lunau (9 January 2021), [1] Die Tageszeitung.

External links edit

  • Official website (in German)
  • Bundestag biography (in English)