Katrin Albsteiger (''née'' Poleschner, born 20 November 1983) is a

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politician from the

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Education and early career

Albsteiger studied

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at the

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and the

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between 2003 and 2008. Following her graduation, Albsteiger worked at the CSU headquarters in Munich from 2009 until 2010, before moving on to a

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role at German energy company

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. Between 2011 and 2013, she worked as a spokesperson for the Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm utility company (SWU).

Political career

Between the

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and the 2017 federal elections, Albsteiger served as member of the German

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representing Bavaria. In parliament, Albsteiger served on the Committee on European Affairs and on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment. She was her parliamentary group's

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on youth unemployment and gender equality as well as on

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and

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. In June 2017, Albsteiger voted against the introduction of

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. Since 2021, Albsteiger has been serving as one of five deputy chairs of the CSU, under the leadership of chairman

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. Albsteiger was nominated by her party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the

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.17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members

Other activities

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(BPB), Deputy Member of the Board of Trustees (2014-2017) *

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, Member of the Board of Trustees

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References

1983 births Living people People from Neu-Ulm (district) Female members of the Bundestag Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria 21st-century German women politicians Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria {{Germany-CSU-politician-stub