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{{Short description|German politician}}
[[File:SPD Carola Veit DSC 4671 ICv2 kleiner.jpg|thumb|Carola Veit (SPD)]] '''Carola Alexandra Veit''', born at the 2nd June 1973 in [[Hamburg]] is a german politician and since the 23st march 2011 president of the [[Hamburg Parliament]].
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[[File:20180112 CV Fotoshooting 505 - Copyright CV.jpg|thumb|Veit in 2018]] '''Carola Alexandra Veit''' (born 2 June 1973 in [[Hamburg]]) is a [[Germans|German]] lawyer and [[politician]] who has been [[President of the Hamburg Parliament|president]] of the [[Hamburg Parliament]] since 23 March 2011.


== Political career ==
==Early career==
Having grown up in Hamburg's [[Billstedt]] district,<ref name="bergedorfer-zeitung.de">Thomas Heyen (April 14, 2015), [https://www.bergedorfer-zeitung.de/archiv/vier-und-marschlande/article139500675/Landgebiet-ist-Carola-Veit-ans-Herz-gewachsen.html Landgebiet ist Carola Veit ans Herz gewachsen] ''Bergedorfer Zeitung''.</ref> Veit trained as a paralegal then a lawyer.


==Political career==
In 1991 Carola Veit entered the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]].
Veit became a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] in 1991 and a member of the Hamburg Mitte District Board in 2000.<ref name=profile>{{cite web|url=http://www.spd-fraktion-hamburg.de/wir-ueber-uns/abgeordnete/hamburg/g/23.html|title=Carola Veit|publisher=SPD|language=German|access-date=2016-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114001350/https://www.spd-fraktion-hamburg.de/wir-ueber-uns/abgeordnete/hamburg/g/23.html|archive-date=2020-01-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>


From 1997 to 2004 she was deputy in the interior minestry of Hamburg. Since 2004 Veit is a member of the Hamburg Parliament for the SPD. In the 20th session of the parliament (2011-2015) she won the vote and became [[President of the Hamburg Parliament]]. In the 21st (2015-2020) she also won the vote. [[File:Bundespraesident-Gauck-besucht-Hamburg-3-.jpg|thumb|Carola Veit with the [[President of Germany|Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany]]]]
Since 2004, Veit has been a member of the Hamburg Parliament for the SPD.<ref name=profile/> She has since been serving on several committees such as the Committee on Families, Children and Youth and the Committee on Constitutional Matters. In the 20th session of the parliament (2011–2015) she was elected [[President of the Hamburg Parliament]]. She was re-elected for a further term, 2015–2020, in the 21st session.


In the negotiations to form a ''[[Grand coalition (Germany)|Grand Coalition]]'' of [[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] [[Angela Merkel]]'s Christian Democrats ([[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]] together with the Bavarian [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|CSU]]) and the SPD following the [[2013 German federal election|2013 German elections]], Veit was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on integration and migration, led by [[Maria Böhmer]] and [[Aydan Özoğuz]].

In 2015, Veit was appointed Vice Chairman of the [[Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference]] (BSPC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bspc.net/page/show/8|title=Standing Committee 2015-2016|publisher=BPSC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814131401/http://www.bspc.net/page/show/8|archivedate=2016-08-14}}</ref> In 2016 she was appointed President of the BSPC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bspc.net/about-bspc/presidency/|title=Presidency|website=BSPC|date=30 August 2016|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref> She was a SPD delegate to the [[Federal Convention (Germany)|Federal Convention]] for the purpose of electing the [[President of Germany]] in 2017<ref>[https://www.buergerschaft-hh.de/ParlDok/vorgaenge/55164/1 Wahl von 13 Mitgliedern für die am 12.02.2017 zusammentretende 16. Bundesversammlung] [[Hamburg Parliament]], decision of November 3, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/hamburg/article159830626/SPD-Hamburg-schickt-Eggert-Voscherau.html SPD Hamburg schickt Eggert Voscherau] ''[[Die Welt]]'', November 29, 2016.</ref> and in [[2022 German presidential election|2022]].<ref>[https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Buergerschaft-Stimmberechtigte-fuer-Bundespraesidentenwahl-gewaehlt,buergerschaft966.html Bürgerschaft: Stimmberechtigte für Bundespräsidentenwahl gewählt] ''[[Norddeutscher Rundfunk]]'', 15 December 2021.</ref>

==Other activities==
* Herbert and Elsbeth Weichmann Foundation, deputy chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
* Jugend gegen AIDS, Member of the Advisory Board<ref>[http://jugend-gegen-aids.de/beirat Advisory Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009220655/http://www.jugend-gegen-aids.de/beirat |date=2016-10-09 }} Jugend gegen AIDS.</ref>
* Kulturpalast Hamburg, Member of the Board of Trustees
* [[ver.di|German United Services Trade Union]] (ver.di), Member
* [[FC St. Pauli]], Member

==Personal life==
Veit lives in a long-term relationship with an architect. The couple has three children and lives in Hamburg's [[Spadenland]] district.<ref name="bergedorfer-zeitung.de"/>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.carola-veit.de}}
* [https://www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.com Hamburg Parliament website]

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Latest revision as of 02:27, 14 February 2024

Veit in 2018

Carola Alexandra Veit (born 2 June 1973 in Hamburg) is a German lawyer and politician who has been president of the Hamburg Parliament since 23 March 2011.

Early career

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Having grown up in Hamburg's Billstedt district,[1] Veit trained as a paralegal then a lawyer.

Political career

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Veit became a member of the SPD in 1991 and a member of the Hamburg Mitte District Board in 2000.[2]

Since 2004, Veit has been a member of the Hamburg Parliament for the SPD.[2] She has since been serving on several committees such as the Committee on Families, Children and Youth and the Committee on Constitutional Matters. In the 20th session of the parliament (2011–2015) she was elected President of the Hamburg Parliament. She was re-elected for a further term, 2015–2020, in the 21st session.

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 German elections, Veit was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on integration and migration, led by Maria Böhmer and Aydan Özoğuz.

In 2015, Veit was appointed Vice Chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC).[3] In 2016 she was appointed President of the BSPC.[4] She was a SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017[5][6] and in 2022.[7]

Other activities

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  • Herbert and Elsbeth Weichmann Foundation, deputy chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
  • Jugend gegen AIDS, Member of the Advisory Board[8]
  • Kulturpalast Hamburg, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
  • FC St. Pauli, Member

Personal life

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Veit lives in a long-term relationship with an architect. The couple has three children and lives in Hamburg's Spadenland district.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thomas Heyen (April 14, 2015), Landgebiet ist Carola Veit ans Herz gewachsen Bergedorfer Zeitung.
  2. ^ a b "Carola Veit" (in German). SPD. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  3. ^ "Standing Committee 2015-2016". BPSC. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14.
  4. ^ "Presidency". BSPC. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ^ Wahl von 13 Mitgliedern für die am 12.02.2017 zusammentretende 16. Bundesversammlung Hamburg Parliament, decision of November 3, 2016.
  6. ^ SPD Hamburg schickt Eggert Voscherau Die Welt, November 29, 2016.
  7. ^ Bürgerschaft: Stimmberechtigte für Bundespräsidentenwahl gewählt Norddeutscher Rundfunk, 15 December 2021.
  8. ^ Advisory Board Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine Jugend gegen AIDS.
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