Kerstin Radomski
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Kerstin Christiane Radomski (born 1 November 1974) is a German teacher and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the
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from the state of
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since 2013.


Political career

Since 2005, Radomski has been part of the CDU’s leadership in North Rhine-Westphalia, under successive chairmen
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 (2005–2010),
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(2010–2012),
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 (2012–2021) and
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 (since 2021). Radomski became a member of the Bundestag in the
2013 German federal election The 2013 German federal election was held on 22 September to elect the members of the 18th Bundestag of Germany. At stake were all 598 seats to the Bundestag, plus 33 overhang seats determined thereafter. The Christian Democratic Union of German ...
, representing the
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district. She is a member of the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee. In this capacity, she serves as her parliamentary group's
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 on the annual budget of the
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. Since 2022, she has also been part of the so-called ''Confidential Committee'' (''Vertrauensgremium'') of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services, BND, BfV and MAD. From 2013 to 2017 and again since 2022, Radomski has also been a member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the German delegation to the
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(PACE) from 2005 to 2018.


Other activities

* Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald (SDW), Member


Political positions

In June 2017, Radomski voted against Germany’s introduction of
same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 ...
."Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle"
''
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'', 30 June 2017.


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Bundestag biography
1974 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Female members of the Bundestag 21st-century German women politicians Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 People from Krefeld Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029 {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub