Wiebke Papenbrock (born 24 November 1979) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the

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from 2021 to 2025.

Early life and career

Papenbrock was born 1979 in

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. In 2018, she received a

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in Religion and Culture from the

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. Early in her career, Papenbrock served as a parliamentary advisor to Ernst Bahr (2006–2009) and later to Sonja Steffen (2009–2016). From 2016 until 2021, she worked for the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government.

Political career

Papenbrock entered the SPD in 2012 and became member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections, representing the Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I district. In parliament, Papenbrock has since been serving on the Budget Committee and its Subcommittee on European Affairs. In this capacity, she is her parliamentary group's

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on the

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of the

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.Beschlussempfehlung des Haushaltsausschusses (8. Ausschuss) zu dem Entwurf eines Gesetzes über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2023 (Haushaltsgesetz 2023) – Drucksache 20/3100 – hier: Einzelplan 05, Geschäftsbereich des Auswärtigen Amts

, 4 October 2022. She is also a member 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. In February 2025, Papenbrock lost her seat in Bundestag.

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Living people 1979 births Politicians from Berlin Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 21st-century German women politicians Female members of the Bundestag {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub Members of the Bundestag for Brandenburg Humboldt University of Berlin alumni

Early life and career

Political career

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