Christin Willnat (born 3 April 1986) is a German politician from

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. She was elected to the

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in the

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Life

Christin Willnat was born in 1986, the daughter of a saleswoman and a tram driver in Brandenburg an der Havel. After 10th grade, Willnat began an apprenticeship as a retail clerk and was fired in the third year of her apprenticeship. She was unemployed for a year and a half before she was able to obtain her vocational qualification. She later also obtained her

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(university entrance qualification). She then studied Interdisciplinary Russian Studies at the

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. Christin Willnat is the mother of four children and lives in

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an der Havel. Willnat works as an integration assistant and translator.

Political career

In 2019, Willnat joined the Left Party. Within the party, she became party chairwoman of Brandenburg an der Havel in 2019. There, she campaigned for better education and local transport in Brandenburg an der Havel. In November 2024, she was elected with 100% of the vote to one of the two district executives of the Left Party in

Brandenburg an der Havel Brandenburg an der Havel (; ) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, which served as the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg until it was replaced by Berlin in 1417. With a population of 72,040 (as of 2020), it is located on the banks of the ...

. In December 2024, she was chosen as a

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for the Left Party in

Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I is an electoral constituency (German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current con ...

. In the federal election of February 2025, Willnat was elected to the

via the

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External links

''Christin Willnat''
auf bundestag.de

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Willnat, Christin Living people 1986 births Die Linke politicians Members of the Bundestag for Brandenburg Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029 21st-century German women politicians Female members of the Bundestag Members of the Bundestag for Die Linke University of Potsdam alumni