Britta Dassler

Britta Dassler
Britta Dassler in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
In office
20172021
Personal details
Born (1964-07-22) 22 July 1964 (age 60)
Jülich, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyFDP
Children2
OccupationSavings bank business economist

Britta Katharina Dassler (born 22 July 1964) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2017 until the 2021.

Early life and career

After her bank apprenticeship and studies in savings bank business administration, Dassler passed the association auditor examination. She subsequently was employed in this field from 1989 to 1994 at the Rheinischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband. Since 1994, she has been working as a freelancer and is the owner of the industrial agency "Arte di vivere" in Herzogenaurach.[1]

Political career

From 2015 to 2019, Dassler served as deputy state chairwoman of the FDP in Bavaria, under the leadership of chairman Albert Duin.

Dassler competed in the 2017 federal elections in the Erlangen constituency and was subsequently elected to the German Bundestag via rank 9 on the state list of the FDP Bavaria. In parliament, she served as a member of the Sports Committee and the Committee on Education, Research, and Technology Assessment. Additionally, she acted as spokesperson for sports policy within her parliamentary group.[2][3]

Personal life

Dassler is married to the grandson of Rudolf Dassler, founder of the sporting goods manufacturer Adidas (brand).[4]

References

  1. ^ deutschlandfunk.de. "Bundestag - Sportausschuss soll 18 Mitglieder haben". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Fachpolitische Sprecher". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ Sharon Chaffin (25 September 2020). "Unzufrieden mit der Arbeit: Britta Dassler fällt bei FDP-Abstimmung durch". nordbayern.de. Nürnberger Nachrichten, Nürnberger Zeitung. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Bundestag - Sportausschuss soll 18 Mitglieder haben". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.