Edith Sitzmann
| Edith Sitzmann | |
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| File:Sitzmann 2016.jpg
Sitzmann in 2016
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| Landtag of Baden-Württemberg | |
| Assumed office August 2002 |
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| Minister of Finance for Baden-Württemberg | |
| In office May 2016 – 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Nils Schmid |
| Succeeded by | Danyal Bayaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1963 Regensburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
Edith Sitzmann (born 4 January 1963, Regensburg) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens party served as State Minister of Finance in the second cabinet of Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann of Baden-Württemberg from 2017 to 2021. She was also a member of the State Parliament, representing the Freiburg II constituency. From 2011 to 2016, she led the Green Party's Group in the State Parliament.
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Early life and education
Sitzmann was born on 4 January 1963 in Regensburg. She studied the humanities at the University of Freiburg, University of Regensburg, and Heidelberg University. Sitzmann earned a magister degree in 1989, then began working until 1991 as a tour guide for American exchange students.
Political career
Sitzmann joined the Alliance 90/The Greens party. From 1993 to 2001, she was a personal friend of and adviser to Dieter Salomon, a member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. From 1994, she also worked as a freelance presenter and consultant for non-profit organizations until 2001, when she started her own business. In that time, Sitzmann also joined the district board of Alliance 90/The Greens from 1993 to 1994, and then the party's state board from 1995 to 1999.[citation needed]
In May 2016, Sitzmann was appointed State Minister of Finance for Baden-Württemberg. She announced in 2020 that she would not stand for reelection in the 2021 state elections.[1]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- EnBW, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2017–2021)[2]
- KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2017–2021)[3]
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2017–2021)[4]
Non-profit organizations
- German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND)[5]
- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Member[6]
Citations
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- ↑ Supervisory Board EnBW.
- ↑ Board of Supervisory Directors and its Committees KfW.
- ↑ Supervisory Board Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW).
- ↑ Edith Sitzmann Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.
- ↑ Edith Sitzmann Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.
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