Birgit Pommer | |
|---|---|
 Pommer in 2020 | |
| President of the Landtag of Thuringia | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Birgit Diezel |
| Minister for Infrastructure and Agriculture of Thuringia | |
| In office 5 December 2014 – 26 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Reinholz |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff |
| Administrator of Nordhausen District | |
| In office 6 May 2012 – 5 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Joachim Claus |
| Succeeded by | Jutta Krauth |
| Member of the Landtag of Thuringia | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Egon Primas |
| Constituency | Nordhausen I |
| Majority | 7,009 (32.3%) |
| In office 30 August 2009 – 6 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birgit Ehrhardt 28 January 1959 Eisleben, East Germany |
| Political party | The Left (2007–present) PDS (1990–2007) SED (1977–1990) |
| Children | 2 |
Birgit Pommer (née Ehrhardt, previously Keller, born 28 January 1959) is a German politician of The Left who has served as President of the Landtag of Thuringia since November 2019. She is the first member of her party to serve as speaker of any state parliament.[1] Prior, she served as Minister for Infrastructure and Agriculture in the first Ramelow cabinet.[2][3]
- ^ "Left member Keller elected Landtag president" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Birgit Keller (The Left) becomes new Landtag president in Thuringia" (in German). Coolis.de. 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture" (in German). Government of Thuringia. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019.