Mechthild Rawert

Mechthild Rawert
Mechthild Rawert
	Mechthild Rawert in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
	In office; 2005 – 2017
Preceded by	Eckhardt Barthel
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2020
Preceded by	Eva Högl
Personal details
Born	3 November 1957; Coesfeld, West Germany; (now Germany)
Nationality	German
Political party	SPD
Alma mater	Free University of Berlin

Mechthild Rawert (born 3 November 1957) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)[1] who has served as a member of the Bundestag from 2005 until 2017 and from 2020, representing Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district.[2]

Early life and career

Rawert was born in Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. She holds a degree in adult education from the Free University of Berlin.

Political career

Rawert was a member of the German Bundestag from 2005 until 2017. During that time, she served on the Committee on Health (2005-2017) and the Committee on Food and Agriculture (2005-2009). In addition to her committee assignments, she chaired the German-Maltese Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2014 until 2017.

Also from 2014 until 2018, Rawert was a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).[3] In the Assembly, she serves on the Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion.

In 2020, Rawert returned to parliament when she succeeded Eva Högl who had resigned her seat. She has since been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection.

Other activities

German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (since 2020)[4]
Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (2014-2018)
German Catholic Women's Association (KDFB), Member
German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member
German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
German War Graves Commission, Member
Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie, Member
Pro Asyl, Member
Social Association of Germany (SoVD), Member

References

"Herausforderung Pflege: SPD-Bundestagsabgeordnete Mechthild Rawert zu Gast im Immanuel Seniorenzentrum Schöneberg | Immanuel Albertinen Diakonie". immanuel.de. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
"Nachbarschaft | Tagesspiegel LEUTE Tempelhof-Schöneberg" (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
Mechthild Rawert Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).

External links

Official website (in German)
Bundestag biography (in English)

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[1] "Herausforderung Pflege: SPD-Bundestagsabgeordnete Mechthild Rawert zu Gast im Immanuel Seniorenzentrum Schöneberg | Immanuel Albertinen Diakonie". immanuel.de. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

[2] "Nachbarschaft | Tagesspiegel LEUTE Tempelhof-Schöneberg" (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-28.

[3] Mechthild Rawert Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

[4] Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).