Dorothee Bär
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| Dorothee Bär | |
National Deputy Secretary General of the C.S.U. Germany | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
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| Born | 19 April 1978 |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Christian Social Union of Bavaria |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism[1] |
| Website | dorothee-baer.de |
Dorothee Bär (née Mantel, born April 19, 1978[1] in Bamberg, Bavaria) is a German politician that has served as the National Deputy Secretary General of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria since 2009.
Early life
Dorothee Bär, grew up in Ebelsbach, Landkreis Haßberge where she still lives.[1] She finished high school in Grayslake, Illinois in 1996 and Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium in Bamberg in 1999.[1]
She studied political science in several universities throughout Germany and received her diploma in 2005 from Otto-Suhr-Institut of the Free University of Berlin.[1] After her graduation, she worked as a journalist for several radio stations and newspapers.[1]
Political career
She started her political career in 1996, joining the Junge Union (Junior Party of the C.S.U.), while in 1994 she became a member of the C.S.U.. In 1999, she became a member of the Board of Directors of the Junge Union for the region of Lower Franconia. From 2001 to 2003, she served as the Chairperson of the Ring of the Christian Democratic Students (R.C.D.S.) of Bavaria, while in November 2008 she was elected as the Deputy National Chairperson of the Junge Union. In February 2009, she became the National Deputy Secretary General of the C.S.U.. She is a member of the German Parliament representing the Bad Kissingen electoral district (#248) which comprises three counties: Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, and Haßberge.[2]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2009 federal elections, Bär was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on families, integration of immigrants and culture, led by Maria Böhmer and Hans-Joachim Otto.
Other activities
- ÖPP Deutschland AG, Ex-officio Member of the Supervisory Board
- University of Würzburg, Member of the Board of Trustees
- AFS Intercultural Programs - Germany, Member of the Board of Trustees
- German Academy for Literature for Children and Young Adults, Member of the Advisory Board
- Kissinger Sommer, Member of the Board of Trustees
- cnetz, Member of the Advisory Board
- Total E-Quality initiative, Member of the Board of Trustees
- CNC Communications & Network Consulting, Member of the Board of Expers (2009-2013)
- Federal Agency for Civic Education, Member of the Board of Trustees (2005-2009)
- Quadriga University of Applied Sciences Berlin, (2009-2013)
- Rhön-Klinikum, Member of the Advisory Board (2009-2013)
- RTL Television, Member of the Program Committee (2009-2013)
- German Federal Film Board (FFA), Member of the Supervisory Board (2005-2013)
Personal life
Dorothee is married to Dr. Oliver Bär and has two daughters and a son.[2]
See also
- List of Bavarian Christian Social Union politicians
References
External links
- Official Website of M.P. Dorothee Bär (German)
- M.P. Dorothee Bär in the Official Website of the German Parliament (German) - (English) - (French)
- M.P. Dorothee Bär in the Theo Catholic Magazine (German)
- M.P. Dorothee Bär in Handelsblatt (German)
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