Dagmar Andres Explained

Dagmar Andres
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2021
Constituency:Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
Birth Date:1969 12, df=y
Birth Place:Cologne, West Germany
Party:Social Democratic Party

Dagmar Andres (born 3 December 1969) is a German accountant[1] and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a Member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing the Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II district.[2] She previously worked as advisor on European affairs at NRW.Bank.

Political career

Career in state politics

Andres joined the SPD in 1986. From 2012 until 2017, she was a member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia,[3] where she served on the Finance Committee, the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee.[4]

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present

In parliament, Andres has been serving on the Finance Committee and the Committee on European Affairs since 2021.[5]

In addition to her committee assignments, Andres has been part of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe since 2022.[6]

In April 2024, Andres announced that she would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ksta.de/region/euskirchen-eifel/bundestagswahl-in-rhein-erft-euskirchen-spd-kandidatin-dagmar-andres-im-portrait-39029930 Bundestagswahl in Rhein-Erft/Euskirchen: SPD-Kandidatin Dagmar Andres im Portrait
  2. Web site: Dagmar Andres - Bundestagskandidatin für Eifel und Rhein-Erft. 2021-10-30. Dagmar Andres. de-DE.
  3. https://www.ksta.de/region/euskirchen-eifel/bundestagswahl-in-rhein-erft-euskirchen-spd-kandidatin-dagmar-andres-im-portrait-39029930 Bundestagswahl in Rhein-Erft/Euskirchen: SPD-Kandidatin Dagmar Andres im Portrait
  4. Sebastian Meurer (January 26, 2018), Karnevalistin, Kickboxerin, Kämmerin Rheinische Post.
  5. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/A/andres_dagmar-860980 Dagmar Andres
  6. https://www.bundestag.de/oszepv German Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  7. Jörn Tüffers (24 April 2024), Dagmar Andres schafft Klarheit: SPD-Abgeordnete aus Rhein-Erft will 2025 nicht mehr in den Bundestag Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.