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Biography
Carola Alexandra Veit (born 2 June 1973) is a German politician who has been president of the Hamburg Parliament since 23 March 2011.
Political career
Viet trained as a paralegal then a lawyer. She became a member of the SPD in 1991 and a member of the Hamburg Mitte District Board in 2000.
Since 2004, Veit has been a member of the Hamburg Parliament for the SPD. In the 20th session of the parliament (2011–2015) she was elected President of the Hamburg Parliament. She was re-elected for a further term, 2015–2020, in the 21st session.
In 2015, Veit was appointed Vice Chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC). In 2016 she was appointed President of the BSPC. She will be a SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.
Other activities
- Herbert and Elsbeth Weichmann Foundation, Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
- Jugend gegen AIDS, Member of the Advisory Board
- Advisory Board Jugend gegen AIDS.