Dorothee Bär
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Dorothee Bär is a Catholic
, German
politician
, and member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria
(CSU). She grew up and lives in Ebelsbach
, Landkreis Haßberge
. She graduated from High School in Grayslake, Illinois
in 1996 and from Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium in Bamberg in 1999. She studied political science
at several universities throughout Germany and received her Diplom
in 2005 from Otto-Suhr-Institut
of the Free University of Berlin
. She is married and has a daughter. She has also worked as a journalist for several radio stations and newspapers.
She is a member of the Bundestag
and represents Wahlkreis (electoral district
) #248 comprising three Landkreise: Bad Kissingen
, Rhön-Grabfeld
, and Haßberge
.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, and member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
(CSU). She grew up and lives in Ebelsbach
Ebelsbach
Ebelsbach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany....
, Landkreis Haßberge
Haßberge
Haßberge is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Coburg, Bamberg, Schweinfurt and Rhön-Grabfeld, and by the state of Thuringia .-History:...
. She graduated from High School in Grayslake, Illinois
Grayslake, Illinois
Grayslake is a village in Lake County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area, about north of Chicago’s downtown, west of Lake Michigan, and south of the Wisconsin border....
in 1996 and from Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium in Bamberg in 1999. She studied political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at several universities throughout Germany and received her Diplom
Diplom
A Diplom is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland , Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Ukraine...
in 2005 from Otto-Suhr-Institut
Otto-Suhr-Institut
The Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft is one of the most famous institutes of the Free University of Berlin and the biggest political-science institution in Germany....
of the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
. She is married and has a daughter. She has also worked as a journalist for several radio stations and newspapers.
She is a member of the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
and represents Wahlkreis (electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
) #248 comprising three Landkreise: Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen (district)
Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart.- History :...
, Rhön-Grabfeld
Rhön-Grabfeld
Rhön-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse and Thuringia .-History:In medieval times the region was a part of the Bishopric of Würzburg...
, and Haßberge
Haßberge
Haßberge is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Coburg, Bamberg, Schweinfurt and Rhön-Grabfeld, and by the state of Thuringia .-History:...
.