Paula Louise Piechotta (born 19 September 1986) is a German politician of

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...

and a

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. She has been a member of the

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since the 2021 elections.

Early life and education

Piechotta was born 1986 in the East German city of

Gera Gera () is a city in the German state of Thuringia. With around 93,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt and Jena as well as the easternmost city of the ''Thüringer Städtekette'', an almost straight string of ...

as a daughter of two theology students. She studied medicine and molecular medicine at the

Friedrich Schiller University The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is cou ...

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and earned her doctorate. She lives in Leipzig and works as a radiologist at the MedVZ of Leipzig University Hospital.

Political career

Piechotta was a member of the youth organization of Alliance 90/The Greens and joined the party Alliance 90/The Greens in 2010. In the

2021 German federal election The 2021 German federal election was held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held. Incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel, first elected in 2005, ...

she ran for a direct mandate in the district

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and became second with 18.4% of the vote behind

Sören Pellmann Sören Pellmann (born 11 February 1977 in Leipzig, East Germany, East-Germany) is a German politician who represents The Left (Germany), The Left. Pellmann has served as a member of the Bundestag from Leipzig II in the state of Saxony since 2017 ...

(

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). In parliament, Piechotta has since been serving on the Budget Committee, where she is her parliamentary group's

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on the

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of the

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and of the Federal Ministry of Health. In the Audit Committee, Piechotta is the chairwoman of Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group and rapporteur for the Federal Ministry of Defense. As a deputy member of the Health Committee, Piechotta is rapporteur for medical devices, pharmacies and pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, she is a deputy member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.

Other activities

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, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)

References

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