Elke Twesten
German politician (born 1963)
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Key Takeaways
- Elke Twesten (born 7 July 1963 in Scheeßel) is a German politician for the CDU in Lower Saxony who switched parties from the Alliance 90/The Greens in 2017.
- She was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2008.
- She is also spokesperson for women in the parliament.
- Personal life Twesten is married and has three daughters.
Elke Twesten (born 7 July 1963 in Scheeßel) is a German politician for the CDU in Lower Saxony who switched parties from the Alliance 90/The Greens in 2017.
Career
Twesten previously worked in the Hamburg Customs Administration. She was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2008. Since 2013, she has been Secretary of the Landtag. She is also spokesperson for women in the parliament.
Twesten defected to the CDU from the Greens in August 2017, thus depriving the Lower Saxony Parliament's SDP/Green coalition of its one-seat majority and triggering an early election in October 2017.
Personal life
Twesten is married and has three daughters.
References
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 August 2017)
- Alliance 90/The Greens - Elke Twesten (archived 28 July 2017) archive.is
- Parliamentary profile Archived 11 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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