Franziska Hoppermann
{{Short description|German politician and Bundestag (parliament) member}}
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| office = Member of the Bundestag
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| term_start = 26 October 2021
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| party = CDU
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|01|08}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, West Germany
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Franziska Christina Brigitte Hoppermann ({{née}} Bartels, born 8 January 1982) is a German civil servant and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 elections, representing the Hamburg-Wandsbek district.{{Cite news|last=Marco -|date=2 October 2021|title=How can Germany get more women into parliament?|url=https://www.thelocal.de/20211003/how-can-germany-get-more-women-into-parliament/|access-date=4 October 2021|website=The Local Germany|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=NDR|title=Bundestagswahl 2021: So hat Hamburg gewählt|trans-title=Bundestag election: SPD strongest force in Hamburg|url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Bundestagswahl-2021-So-hat-Hamburg-gewaehlt,bundestagswahlhh132.html|access-date=4 October 2021|website=ndr.de|language=de}}
Political career
=Career in state politics=
Ahead of the 2020 state elections, CDU candidate Marcus Weinberg included Hoppermann in his shadow cabinet for the party's campaign to unseat First Mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher.Gelin Tangermann (26 March 2019), [https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article190902519/Hamburgs-CDU-Die-weibliche-Spezialeinheit-von-Marcus-Weinberg.html Hamburgs CDU: Die weibliche Spezialeinheit von Marcus Weinberg] Die Welt.Jana Werner (18 April 2019), [https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article192152027/Buergerschaftswahl-2020-Unternehmerin-Christina-Block-unterstuetzt-CDU.html Bürgerschaftswahl 2020: Unternehmerin Christina Block unterstützt CDU] Die Welt.
=Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present=
Hoppermann became a member of the German Bundestag in the 2021 national elections, representing the Hamburg-Wandsbek district. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Digital Affairs and the Budget Committee's Subcommittee on European Affairs.[https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/H/hoppermann_franziska-860600 Franziska Hoppermann] Bundestag.
Ahead of the Christian Democrats' leadership election in 2022, Hoppermann publicly endorsed Norbert Röttgen to succeed Armin Laschet as the party's chair and joined his campaign team.Kristina Dunz (12 November 2021), [https://www.rnd.de/politik/franziska-hoppermann-weil-sie-sich-das-zutraut-6ZRH6MU3ZNEVXE7V3QVFZQUAMY.html Franziska Hoppermann will CDU-Generalsekretärin werden: „Weil ich mir das zutraue"] RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) following the 2025 German elections, Hoppermann was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on government reform and cutting red tape, chaired by Philipp Amthor, Daniela Ludwig and Sonja Eichwede.[https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/Koalitionsverhandlungen-zwischen-Union-und-SPD-getartet,koalitionsverhandlungen352.html Koalitionsverhandlungen zwischen Union und SPD gestartet] Norddeutscher Rundfunk, 13 March 2025.
Personal life
Hoppermann is married and has a son. Her grandfather Carl Damm sat in the Hamburg Parliament and was also a Member of the Bundestag.{{Cite web|title=Franziska Hoppermann – Für Sie in den Bundestag|url=https://franziska-hoppermann.de/|access-date=4 October 2021|language=de-DE}}
References
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Category:Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025
Category:Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Category:Members of the Bundestag for Hamburg
Category:21st-century German women politicians
Category:Female members of the Bundestag
Category:Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029
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