Dunja Kreiser | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sigmar Gabriel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1971 Wolfenbüttel, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
Dunja Eleonore Angelika Kreiser (born 27 June 1971 in Wolfenbüttel) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.
Before joining politics, Kreiser worked as a sewage supervisor for the city of Wolfenbüttel. From 1987 to 1990, Kreiser trained as a supply and waste disposal specialist. Kreiser worked as a wastewater master for the city of Wolfenbüttel until 2017 when she was elected in the state election to the Lower Saxony state parliament for the electoral district Wolfenbüttel-Nord.[1][2]
Kreiser is married and has one child.[3] She is a Protestant.[4]
Dunja Kreiser stood as a direct candidate in the Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel constituency in the 2021 federal election and stood in 12th place on the SPD state list.[5] She won her constituency with 38.6% of the first-place votes.[6][7] She then resigned her seat in the state parliament. Maximilian Schmidt succeeded her in the state parliament.
Kreiser is a full member of the Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs in the Bundestag. She is also a deputy member of the Sports Committee and the Economic Committee.[4]
In addition to her committee assignments, Kreiser chairs the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.[8]
