Birgitt Bender
German politician (born 1956)
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Birgitt "Biggi" Bender (born 28 December 1956 in Düsseldorf) is a German politician and member of Alliance 90/The Greens in the Bundestag.
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Born28 December 1956
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Birgit Bender | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
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| Born | 28 December 1956 Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Party | Alliance '90/The Greens |
Bender studied law in Cologne, Geneva and in Freiburg and finished her studies 1984.
From 1988 to 2001 Bender was a member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart. Since 2002 Bender has been a member of the Bundestag in Berlin. She is openly lesbian.[1]
She contested the 2009 election in the Stuttgart II district, but was unsuccessful.
