Sylvia Pantel

Sylvia Pantel
Sylvia Pantel in 2014
Member of the Bundestag for Düsseldorf II
In office 22 September 2013 – 2021
Preceded by	Beatrix Philipp
Succeeded by	Andreas Rimkus
Personal details
Born	(1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 64) Düsseldorf, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	CDU

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).^[1]

Political career

Pantel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Düsseldorf II district.^[2] In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.^[3]

Pantel lost her seat in the 2021 German federal election.^[4]

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.^[5]

See also

• List of members of the 18th Bundestag
• List of members of the 19th Bundestag

References

1. Ex-Bundestagsabgeordnete aus Düsseldorf: Politikerin Sylvia Pantel tritt aus der CDU aus Rheinische Post, 28 March 2024.
2. "Sylvia Pantel". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
3. "German Bundestag – Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. Beug, Sebastian (30 September 2021). "Minus 49 Sitze: Diese prominenten Unionspolitiker fehlen im neuen Bundestag". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
5. Stefan Reinecke, Andreas Wyputta, Benno Stieber and Christoph Schmidt-Lunau (9 January 2021), [1] Die Tageszeitung.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Bundestag biography (in English)