Petra Ernstberger

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Born (1955-11-11) November 11, 1955 (age 70)
Remscheid, Germany
PartySocial Democratic Party of Germany
Petra Ernstberger
Member of the Bundestag
In office
1994–2017
Personal details
Born (1955-11-11) November 11, 1955 (age 70)
Remscheid, Germany
PartySocial Democratic Party of Germany

Petra Ernstberger (born 11 November 1955) is a German politician and former member of the German Bundestag for 23 years.[1]

Born in Remscheid in 1955, Ernstberger graduated from high school in 1975.[1] She then studied at the University of Bayreuth to become an elementary school teacher, working in that career after graduation.[2] From 1990 to 1994, she was a research assistant at the University of Bayreuth.[2]

Political career

Ernstberger joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP) in 1990 and was elected to the Bundestag on the SPD party list in 1994.[3] She was then elected to the Bundestag representing Hof, Bavaria in 1998. In 1996, she became chair of the German-Czech Parliamentary Group, having grown up 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the Czech border.[4][5]

She left the Bundestag in 2017 after withdrawing her candidacy, citing fear of the SPD losing the seat.[6][7]

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