Petra Sitte

Petra Sitte
Petra Sitte
	Sitte in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2005
Personal details
Born	1 December 1960 (age 63); Dresden, East Germany; (now Germany)
Political party	The Left

Petra Sitte (born 1 December 1960) is a German politician. She represents The Left.^[1] Petra Sitte has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2005.^[2]

Life

Sitte was born in Dresden, Saxony. After graduating from high school in 1979, she studied economics at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, graduating in 1983 with a degree in economics. After subsequent research studies and work as an assistant at the Martin Luther University, she received her doctorate here in 1987. From 1990 to 2005 she was a member of the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. She became member of the bundestag after the 2005 German federal election.^[3] She is a member of the Digital Agenda Committee and the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.^[4]^[5] In her group she is vice-chairwoman.^[6]

References

^ Brem, Hannah (30 January 2021). "German Bundestag members propose law to regulate assisted suicide". www.jurist.org. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "Petra Sitte | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Bundestag, Fraktion DIE LINKE im. "Profil". Fraktion DIE LINKE. im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "German Bundestag - Digital Agenda". German Bundestag. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "German Bundestag - Education, Research and Technology Assessment". German Bundestag. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Bundestag, Fraktion DIE LINKE im. "Vorstand". Fraktion DIE LINKE. im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2020.