Claudia Schmidtke Explained

Claudia Schmidtke
Office:	Member of the Bundestag for Lübeck
Term Start:	2017
Term End:	2021
Predecessor:	Gabriele Hiller-Ohm
Birth Date:	1966 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Neumünster, West Germany
Party:	CDU
Nationality:	German
Alma Mater:	University of Hamburg
Successor:	Tim Klüssendorf

Claudia Schmidtke (born 29 March 1966) is a German cardiologist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein from 2017 to 2021.

Political career

Schmidtke became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. She defeated Gabriele Hiller-Ohm from the SPD, becoming the first CDU MP for the seat since 1969.^[1] She was a member of the Health Committee.^[2] Schmidtke lost her seat at the 2021 German federal election.

Other activities

Government agencies

• Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (2018–2021)^[3]

Non-profit organizations

• Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Member of the Scientific Advisory Board^[4]
• University of Lübeck, Member of the Board of Trustees^[5]
• Music and Congress Centre of Lübeck (MuK), Member of the Supervisory Board
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet), Member
• European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), Member

External links

• • Bundestag biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prof. Dr. Claudia Schmidtke. CDU/CSU-Fraktion. 2020-03-22.
2. Web site: German Bundestag - Health. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-22.
3. https://www.bpb.de/die-bpb/51246/kuratorium Board of Trustees
4. https://www.bihealth.org/en/about-us/organization#c21057 Scientific Advisory Board
5. https://www.uni-luebeck.de/structure/stiftungskuratorium.html Board of Trustees