Sylvia Pantel (born 1 January 1961) is a German politician who was a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2021. From 1996 to 2024, she was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).Ex-Bundestagsabgeordnete aus Düsseldorf: Politikerin Sylvia Pantel tritt aus der CDU aus Rheinische Post, 28 March 2024.
Political career Pantel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Düsseldorf II district. In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
Pantel lost her seat in the 2021 German federal election.
Political positions Ahead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Pantel publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.Stefan Reinecke, Andreas Wyputta, Benno Stieber and Christoph Schmidt-Lunau (9 January 2021), Die Tageszeitung.
See also List of members of the 18th Bundestag List of members of the 19th Bundestag
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Bundestag biography