Dorothee Martin
German politician
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Dorothee Martin (born 21 January 1978) is a German politician for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from 2020 to 2025, representing the Hamburg-Nord district.
Dorothee Martin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the German Bundestag | |
| In office May 2020 – March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Christoph Ploß |
| Constituency | Hamburg-Nord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1978 |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
Early life and education
Martin was born 1978 in the West German town of Kaiserslautern and studied political sciences and law at the University of Hamburg.[1]
Political career
Martin entered the SPD in 1998 and was from 2011 to 2020 a member of the Hamburg Parliament, the unicameral legislature of the federal city state of Hamburg.[2]
In May 2020 Martin was the replacement after the recession of Johannes Kahrs as member of the Bundestag.[3] She was elected in the constituency of Hamburg-Nord at the 2021 German federal election.
Since the 2021 elections, Martin has been serving as her parliamentary group’s spokesperson for transport.[4]
Other activities
- Deutsche Bahn, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[5]
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (since 2022)[6]