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[[File:16-08-30-Carola-Veit-BSPC-RR2 3410.jpg|thumb|Carola Veit in 2016]] '''Carola Alexandra Veit''' (born 2 June 1973 in [[Hamburg]]) is a [[Germans|German]] [[politician]] who has been president of the [[Hamburg Parliament]] since 23 March 2011. |
[[File:16-08-30-Carola-Veit-BSPC-RR2 3410.jpg|thumb|Carola Veit in 2016]] '''Carola Alexandra Veit''' (born 2 June 1973 in [[Hamburg]]) is a [[Germans|German]] [[politician]] who has been [[President of the Hamburg Parliament|president]] of the [[Hamburg Parliament]] since 23 March 2011. |
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Carola Alexandra Veit (born 2 June 1973 in Hamburg) is a German politician who has been president of the Hamburg Parliament since 23 March 2011.
Political career
Veit trained as a paralegal then a lawyer. She became a member of the SPD in 1991 and a member of the Hamburg Mitte District Board in 2000.[1]
Since 2004, Veit has been a member of the Hamburg Parliament for the SPD.[1] 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 2015, Veit was appointed Vice Chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC).[2] In 2016 she was appointed President of the BSPC.[3] She was a SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.[4][5]
Other activities
- Herbert and Elsbeth Weichmann Foundation, Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
- Jugend gegen AIDS, Member of the Advisory Board[6]
References
- ^ a b "Carola Veit" (in German). SPD.
- ^ "Standing Committee 2015-2016". BPSC. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Presidency". BSPC. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Wahl von 13 Mitgliedern für die am 12.02.2017 zusammentretende 16. Bundesversammlung Hamburg Parliament, decision of November 3, 2016.
- ^ SPD Hamburg schickt Eggert Voscherau Die Welt, November 29, 2016.
- ^ Advisory Board Jugend gegen AIDS.
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