Elke Twesten (born 7 July 1963 in

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) is a German politician for the CDU in

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who switched parties from the

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in 2017.

Career

Twesten previously worked in the

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Customs Administration. She was elected to the

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in 2008. Since 2013, she has been Secretary of the Landtag. She is also spokesperson for women in the parliament. Twesten defected to the CDU from the Greens in August 2017, thus depriving the Lower Saxony Parliament's SDP/Green coalition of its one-seat majority and triggering an early election in October 2017.

Personal life

Twesten is married and has three daughters.

References

External links

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Alliance 90/The Greens - Elke Twesten
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Parliamentary profile
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