Angela Hohmann (born 10 April 1963 in

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) is a German politician from the

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. She was a

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from

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from 2024 to 2025.

Biography

After graduating from secondary school, Hohmann trained as a social insurance clerk from 1981 to 1984. From 1984 until her early retirement in 2018, she worked for . Hohmann is a member of several organizations, including

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and

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. From 1984 to 2004, she was a board member and financial officer of the Rheuma-Liga Celle self-help group. Hohmann is divorced and has a son. She lives in

Political career

Hohmann joined the SPD in 2002. She has been a member of the executive board of the Celle SPD local branch since 2004 and was elected deputy chairwoman of the Celle sub-district on 22 April 2023. In December 2023, Hohmann was elected to the SPD party executive. She has been a member of the district council in the Celle district since 2006, social policy spokesperson for her parliamentary group since 2008, and leader of the SPD parliamentary group in the district council since 2021. In the 2021 federal election, Hohmann was placed 28th on the SPD

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, but did not receive a

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. Only through the result of the partial repeat election on 11 February 2024 in Berlin was she able to win a seat in the German Bundestag, which she took up on 4 March 2024. She was not returned after the

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Biography

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