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Karin Strenz

Karin Strenz

German politician (1967–2021)

Karin Strenz (14 October 1967 – 21 March 2021) was a German politician who represented the CDU. Strenz served as a member of the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern between 2009 and 2021.[1]

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Career

Strenz was born in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. She became member of the Bundestag after the 2009 German federal election[2] and was a member of the defense committee.[3] Strenz was implicated in the Azerbaijani laundromat scandal.[4][5] Subsequently her parliamentary immunity was lifted and several locations in Germany and Belgium were searched in January 2020.[6]

Death

On 21 March 2021, Strenz fell unconscious during a flight between Cuba and Germany, following which the pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland.[1] Later she died in University Hospital Limerick,[7] aged 53.

References

  1. [1]
    "CDU-Abgeordnete stirbt auf Rückflug von Kuba nach Deutschland". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Karin Strenz". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "German Bundestag - Defence". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    "CDU räumt in eigenen Reihen auf: Muss jetzt auch MV-Abgeordnete Karin Strenz abtreten?". OZ - Ostsee-Zeitung (in German). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Karin Strenz und Eduard Lintner: Razzia bei Unionspolitikern". DIE WELT. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. [6]
    Obermayer, Bastian; Anzlinger, Jana (30 January 2020). "Wohnung und Abgeordnetenbüro der CDU-Abgeordneten Strenz durchsucht". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Woman dies in hospital after flight diverted to Shannon". The Clare Herald. 21 March 2021.
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