Erika Steinbach
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| Member of Parliament for Frankfurt am Main II |
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Erika Hermann 25 July 1943 Rumia, Occupied Poland |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1974–2017) |
| Committees | Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid (since 2005) |
| Religion | Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church |
| Website | http://www.erika-steinbach.de |
Erika Steinbach (born 25 July 1943) is a German conservative politician. She has served as a member of the Bundestag since 1990, and currently represents the constituency Frankfurt II.
She was a member of the Christian Democratic Union from 1974 to 2017, and served as a member of the CDU national board 2000–2010, as a member of the leadership of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and as the CDU/CSU's spokeswoman on human rights and humanitarian aid 2005–2017. Steinbach belonged to the socially conservative wing of the CDU and opposes abortion and same-sex marriage. During the European migrant crisis, Steinbach has been critical of Chancellor Merkel's policies, and in January 2017 she left the CDU over her criticism of Merkel's migrant policies, and now sits as an independent member of the Bundestag.
In addition to her parliamentary activity, Steinbach was president of the Federation of Expellees from 1998 to 2014. Erika Steinbach studied music and was a member of concert orchestras before becoming a politician.
Steinbach's father, Wilhelm Karl Hermann, was born in Hanau (Hesse, western-central Germany), but his family had their origins in Lower Silesia. In 1941 he was stationed in Rumia (German: Rahmel), a village in the Second Polish Republic, which was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1939 as part of the newly created province of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia. Wilhelm Karl Hermann served there as an airfield technician as a Luftwaffe Sergeant. Steinbach's mother, Erika Hermann (née Grote), was ordered to work in the town after the annexation as a Luftwaffenhelfer. Steinbach was born there as Erika Hermann.
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