Sylvia Pantel Explained

Sylvia Pantel
Office:	Member of the Bundestag for Düsseldorf II
Term Start:	22 September 2013
Term End:	2021
Birth Date:	1961 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Party:	CDU
Nationality:	German
Successor:	Andreas Rimkus
Predecessor:	Beatrix Philipp

Sylvia Pantel (born 1 January 1961) is a German politician who was a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2021. From 1996 to 2024, she was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[1]

Political career

Pantel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Düsseldorf II district.^[2] In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.^[3]

Pantel lost her seat in the 2021 German federal election.^[4]

Political positions

Ahead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Pantel publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.^[5]

See also

• List of members of the 18th Bundestag
• List of members of the 19th Bundestag

External links

• • Bundestag biography

Notes and References

1. https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/duesseldorf-sylvia-pantel-tritt-aus-der-cdu-aus_aid-109755905 Ex-Bundestagsabgeordnete aus Düsseldorf: Politikerin Sylvia Pantel tritt aus der CDU aus
2. Web site: Sylvia Pantel. CDU/CSU-Fraktion. 22 March 2020.
3. Web site: German Bundestag – Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. German Bundestag. en. 22 March 2020.
4. News: Beug. Sebastian. 2021-09-30. Minus 49 Sitze: Diese prominenten Unionspolitiker fehlen im neuen Bundestag. de. DIE WELT. 2021-10-21.
5. Stefan Reinecke, Andreas Wyputta, Benno Stieber and Christoph Schmidt-Lunau (9 January 2021), https://taz.de/Die-Sehnsucht-nach-dem-vierten-Mann/!5738638/ Die Tageszeitung.