Karin Strenz (14 October 1967 – 21 March 2021) was a German politician who represented the CDU. Strenz served as a member of the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern between 2009 and 2021.[1]
Karin Strenz | |
|---|---|
 Karin Strenz in 2016 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I | |
| In office 27 October 2009 – 21 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Iris Hoffmann |
| Succeeded by | Maika Friemann-Jennert |
| Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| In office 5 November 2007 – 9 November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kerstin Fiedler-Wilhelm |
| Succeeded by | André Specht |
| Constituency | CDU List |
| In office 22 October 2002 – 16 October 2006 | |
| Constituency | CDU List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1967 Lübz, East Germany |
| Died | 21 March 2021 (aged 53) Limerick, Ireland |
| Political party | CDU |
Career
editStrenz was born in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. She became member of the Bundestag after the 2009 German federal election[2] and was a member of the defense committee.[3] Strenz was implicated in the Azerbaijani laundromat scandal.[4][5] Subsequently her parliamentary immunity was lifted and several locations in Germany and Belgium were searched in January 2020.[6]
Death
editOn 21 March 2021, Strenz fell unconscious during a flight between Cuba and Germany, following which the pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland.[1] Later she died in University Hospital Limerick,[7] aged 53.
References
edit- ^ a b "CDU-Abgeordnete stirbt auf Rückflug von Kuba nach Deutschland". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Karin Strenz". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Defence". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "CDU räumt in eigenen Reihen auf: Muss jetzt auch MV-Abgeordnete Karin Strenz abtreten?". OZ - Ostsee-Zeitung (in German). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Karin Strenz und Eduard Lintner: Razzia bei Unionspolitikern". DIE WELT. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Obermayer, Bastian; Anzlinger, Jana (30 January 2020). "Wohnung und Abgeordnetenbüro der CDU-Abgeordneten Strenz durchsucht". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Woman dies in hospital after flight diverted to Shannon". The Clare Herald. 21 March 2021.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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