Katrin Eder

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Katrin Eder
Katrin Eder in 2021
State Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility of Rhineland-Palatinate
Assumed office
2021
Minister-
President
Malu Dreyer
Preceded byAnne Spiegel
Personal details
Born (1976-10-24) 24 October 1976 (age 47)
Mainz, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyAlliance 90/The Greens
Alma materUniversity of Mainz

Katrin Eder (born 24 October 1976) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as State Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility in the government of Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer since 2021.

Early life and education[edit]

Eder was born in 1976 in the West German city of Mainz and studied political science at the University of Mainz.[1]

Political career[edit]

In November 2021, Eder was appointed State Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility. In this capacity, she is also one of the state's representatives on the Bundesrat,[2] where she serves on the Committee on Economic Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Protection; the Committee on Transport; and the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

In October 2022, Eder publicly announced her decision not to become her party's candidate to succeed Michael Ebling as Mayor of Mainz. [3]

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