Franziska Hoppermann
Franziska Christina Brigitte Hoppermann (née Bartels, born 8 January 1982) is a German civil servant and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 elections, representing the Hamburg-Wandsbek district.[1][2]
Political career edit
Career in state politics edit
Ahead of the 2020 state elections, CDU candidate Marcus Weinberg included Hoppermann in his shadow cabinet for the party's campaign to unseat First Mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher.[3][4]
Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present edit
Hoppermann became a member of the German Bundestag in the 2021 national elections, representing the Hamburg-Wandsbek district. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Digital Affairs and the Budget Committee's Subcommittee on European Affairs.[5]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats' leadership election in 2022, Hoppermann publicly endorsed Norbert Röttgen to succeed Armin Laschet as the party's chair and joined his campaign team.[6]
Personal life edit
Hoppermann is married and has a son. Her grandfather Carl Damm sat in the Hamburg Parliament and was also a Member of the Bundestag.[7]
References edit
- ^ Marco - (2 October 2021). "How can Germany get more women into parliament?". The Local Germany. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ NDR. "Bundestagswahl 2021: So hat Hamburg gewählt" [Bundestag election: SPD strongest force in Hamburg]. ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Gelin Tangermann (26 March 2019), Hamburgs CDU: Die weibliche Spezialeinheit von Marcus Weinberg Die Welt.
- ^ Jana Werner (18 April 2019), Bürgerschaftswahl 2020: Unternehmerin Christina Block unterstützt CDU Die Welt.
- ^ Franziska Hoppermann Bundestag.
- ^ Kristina Dunz (12 November 2021), Franziska Hoppermann will CDU-Generalsekretärin werden: „Weil ich mir das zutraue" RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.
- ^ "Franziska Hoppermann – Für Sie in den Bundestag" (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2021.