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.

Dagmar Andres
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2021
ConstituencyEuskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
Personal details
Born (1969-12-03) 3 December 1969 (age 54)
Cologne, West Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Political career edit

Career in state politics edit

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 edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ Bundestagswahl in Rhein-Erft/Euskirchen: SPD-Kandidatin Dagmar Andres im Portrait Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Dagmar Andres - Bundestagskandidatin für Eifel und Rhein-Erft". Dagmar Andres (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ Bundestagswahl in Rhein-Erft/Euskirchen: SPD-Kandidatin Dagmar Andres im Portrait Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 14 September 2021.
  4. ^ Sebastian Meurer (January 26, 2018), Karnevalistin, Kickboxerin, Kämmerin Rheinische Post.
  5. ^ Dagmar Andres Bundestag.
  6. ^ German Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Bundestag.
  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.