| Karin Strenz | |
| Office: | Member of the Bundestag for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I |
| Term End: | 21 March 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Iris Hoffmann |
| Successor: | Maika Friemann-Jennert |
| Office1: | Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Term Start2: | 22 October 2002 |
| Term End2: | 16 October 2006 |
| Constituency2: | CDU List |
| Term Start1: | 5 November 2007 |
| Term End1: | 9 November 2009 |
| Constituency1: | CDU List |
| Predecessor1: | Kerstin Fiedler-Wilhelm |
| Successor1: | André Specht |
| Birth Date: | 1967 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lübz, East Germany |
| Death Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
| Party: | CDU |
| Nationality: | German |
Karin Strenz (14 October 1967 – 21 March 2021) was a German politician who represented the CDU. Strenz served as a member of the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern between 2009 and 2021.[1]
Strenz was born in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. She became member of the Bundestag after the 2009 German federal election[2] and was a member of the defense committee.[3] Strenz was implicated in the Azerbaijani laundromat scandal.[4] [5] Subsequently her parliamentary immunity was lifted and several locations in Germany and Belgium were searched in January 2020.[6]
On 21 March 2021, Strenz fell unconscious during a flight between Cuba and Germany, following which the pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland. Later she died in University Hospital Limerick,[7] aged 53.