Katrin Eder (born 24 October 1976) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as State Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility in the government of Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer since 2021.
Katrin Eder | |
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.jpg) Katrin Eder in 2021 | |
| State Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Minister- President | Malu Dreyer |
| Preceded by | Anne Spiegel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1976 Mainz, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Alma mater | University of Mainz |
Early life and education
editEder was born in 1976 in the West German city of Mainz and studied political science at the University of Mainz.[1]
Political career
editIn November 2021, Eder was appointed State Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility. In this capacity, she is also one of the state's representatives on the Bundesrat,[2] where she serves on the Committee on Economic Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Protection; the Committee on Transport; and the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
In October 2022, Eder publicly announced her decision not to become her party's candidate to succeed Michael Ebling as Mayor of Mainz. [3]
Other activities
edit- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (since 2021)[4]
References
edit- ^ Katrin Eder swr.de [dead link]
- ^ Katrin Eder Bundesrat.
- ^ Grüne müssen weiter suchen: Umweltministerin Katrin Eder tritt nicht bei OB-Wahl in Mainz an Südwestrundfunk, 24 October 2022.
- ^ Members of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA).
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