1. Kerstin Griese belongs to the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
14 Facts About Kerstin Griese
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The daughter of a pastor, Kerstin Griese grew up and went to school in Gerbrunn and in Dusseldorf.
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From 1987 to 1997, Kerstin Griese worked first as a freelancer, and then until 2000 as a research associate, at the Memorial for the Victims of National Socialism in Dusseldorf.
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Since 1986, Kerstin Griese has been a member of the SPD and was initially involved in the Juso-Hochschulgruppe Dusseldorf.
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Kerstin Griese was considered a representative of the undogmatic-reform socialist wing of the Jusos.
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On 11 May 2000 Kerstin Griese entered the Bundestag as a successor for the departed MP Willfried Penner.
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In parliament, Kerstin Griese chaired the Committee on Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth from 2002 to 2009.
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Kerstin Griese is a member of the progressive-reformist Network Berlin.
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From 1979 to 1989, Kerstin Griese was active in the youth work of the Protestant parish Dusseldorf-Urdenbach and in the church district of Dusseldorf.
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Kerstin Griese argues for conditions that enable German women to have "children, work, career and success".
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Kerstin Griese criticized the current German tax regulations for married couples, whose benefits she wants to limit.
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Kerstin Griese had campaigned for an abolition of conscription, and thus for alternative civilian service for conscientious objectors.
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Kerstin Griese wanted to ensure that the funds released were invested in the Voluntary Social Year and that the emergence of a new voluntary culture among young people was encouraged.
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Kerstin Griese advocated the preservation and reform of the church labor law.