Birgit Schnieber-Jastram (born 4 July 1946 in Hamburg) is a German

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and representative of the

Christian Democratic Union of Germany The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ( , CDU ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is the major party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 ...

Biography

She attended several schools in Hamburg (1953–1966), worked as a woman editor, and is married with 2 children. Since 1981, Schnieber-Jastram has been a member of the CDU. From 1986 to 1994 she was a member of the

Hamburg Parliament The Hamburg Parliament (; literally “Hamburgish Citizenry” or, more poetically, “Hamburgish Burgess (title), Burgessry”) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. ...

and a member of the

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from 1994 to 2001, including serving as a parliamentary executive of the CDU faction (2000–2001) and in this position a member of the council of elders. From October 2001 to May 2008, she was State Minister for Social and Family Affairs of Hamburg. She was succeeded by Dietrich Wersich. In her position as Senator, she was Second Mayor of Hamburg, from March 2004—after the election of 2004—until May 2008. In 2009 Schnieber-Jastram was elected to the

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. After her election, Schnieber-Jastram was criticised, among others, by the magazine ''

Der Spiegel (, , stylized in all caps) is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of about 724,000 copies in 2022, it is one of the largest such publications in Europe. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner ...

'', for collecting a pension for her job as Hamburg Senator (€5,500) and receiving monthly €7,665 for her election as MEP. The Hamburg Government announced plans to change its law, to prevent double income.

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External links

Schnieber-Jastram on abgeordnetenwatch.de
retrieved on 2009-07-25 1946 births Living people Mayors of Hamburg Members of the Bundestag for Hamburg Senators of Hamburg Christian Democratic Union of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for Germany Women ministers of state governments in Germany Female members of the Bundestag Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002 Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 20th-century German women {{Germany-mayor-stub