Petra Ernstberger
Petra Ernstberger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 1994–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1955 |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Petra Ernstberger (born 11 November 1955) is a German politician and former member of the German Bundestag for 23 years.[1]
Early life and career
Born in Remscheid in 1955, Ernstberger graduated from high school in 1975.[1] She then studied at the University of Bayreuth to become an elementary school teacher, working in that career after graduation.[2] From 1990 to 1994, she was a research assistant at the University of Bayreuth.[2]
Political career
Ernstberger joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP) in 1990 and was elected to the Bundestag on the SPD party list in 1994.[3] She was then elected to the Bundestag representing Hof, Bavaria in 1998. In 1996, she became chair of the German-Czech Parliamentary Group, having grown up 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the Czech border.[4][5]
She left the Bundestag in 2017 after withdrawing her candidacy, citing fear of the SPD losing the seat.[6][7]
Personal life
Ernstberger is divorced and has two sons and two granddaughters.[6][8][9]
Awards
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[9]
- Bavarian Order of Merit[9]
- German-Czech Art Prize[10]
References
- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag: Ernstberger Petra". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag: Ernstberger, Petra". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Ernstberger, Petra". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Doering, Kai (8 September 2023). "Wie ein Zug für das deutsch-tschechische Verhältnis wirbt". www.vorwaerts.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Zilke, Felix (2017-04-11). "Parlamentarier wollen mehr Nähe zu Tschechien". LandesEcho (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ a b Pokraka, Daniel (7 September 2017). "Petra Ernstberger leaves the Bundestag". BR24. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Bayreuth, Verlagsgruppe Hof, Coburg, Suhl. "Keine Kampfkandidatur gegen Jörg Nürnberger: Petra Ernstberger tritt nicht mehr an - Nordbayerischer Kurier". www.kurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gschwendtner, Brigitte (22 April 2022). "Petra Ernstberger packt aus: „Du brauchst viel Selbstbewusstsein"". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ a b c "Petra Ernstberger, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Martin, Lothar (2010-10-11). "Vize-Senatschef Pithart mit Kunstpreis der deutsch-tschechischen Verständigung geehrt". Radio Prague International (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.