Sabine Dittmar
German politician (born 1964)
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Sabine Dittmar (born 15 September 1964) is a German physician and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from the state of Bavaria who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2013.[1]
Sabine Dittmar | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
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| Born | 15 September 1964 |
| Party | SPD |
| University of Würzburg | |
In addition to her parliamentary work, Dittmar served as Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Ministry of Health in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz from 2021 to 2025.[2]
Medical career
From 1995 until 2010, Dittmar and her husband operated a private practice in Maßbach. Shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Dittmar volunteered at a testing station in her constituency.[3]
Political career
Career in state politics
From 2008 until 2013, Dittmar served as a member of the State Parliament of Bavaria, where she was her parliamentary group's spokesperson for consumer protection.
Member of the German Parliament, 2013–present
Dittmar became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Bad Kissingen district.[4] She is a member of the Committee on Health and the Committee on Tourism.[5][6] In this capacity, she was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on public health insurance and pharmacies.[7] Since 2018, she has been serving as her group's spokesperson on health policy.
Within her parliamentary group, Dittmar has been part of working groups on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany (since 2021) and health (since 2014).[8]
Other activities
- Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie, Member
- German Red Cross (DRK), Member
