Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber explained

Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2021
Birth Date:1994 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Party:Christian Democratic Union
Nationality:German
Alma Mater:University of Cologne
Occupation:Lawyer

Catarina dos Santos (born 8 July 1994) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.[1]

Early life and career

Dos Santos was born in Lisbon in 1994 and grew up in Eschweiler. She worked as a lawyer at a law firm in Meerbusch.

Political career

Dos Santos joined the CDU in 2014.[2]

Dos Santos became member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections, representing the Aachen II district.[3] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Digital Affairs.[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Dos Santos is part of the German-Portuguese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[5] She has also been a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2022.[6] In the Assembly, she serves on the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.[7]

Other activities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-30 . 12 Fragen an Catarina dos Santos . 2022-05-10 . CDU Nordrhein-Westfalen . de.
  2. Lisanne Dehnbostel, Francesco Giammarco, Alard von Kittlitz, Christian Parth, Florentin Schumacher, Greta Taubert and Carolin Würfel (20 January 2021), CDU-Parteitag: Wie war die Stimmung im Saal? Die Zeit.
  3. Web site: Deutscher Bundestag - Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber .
  4. Web site: Deutscher Bundestag - Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber .
  5. https://www.bundestag.de/dfpv Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly
  6. https://pace.coe.int/en/members/8659/santos-wintz Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber
  7. https://pace.coe.int/en/members/8659/santos-wintz Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber
  8. Web site: Deutscher Bundestag - Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber .