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| Barbara Otte-Kinast | |
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| Minister of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 22 November 2017 – 8 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Miriam Staudte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-09-18) 18 September 1964 (age 60) Ehmen, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Spouse | Jürgen Kinast |
| Children | 3 |
Barbara Otte-Kinast (born 18 September 1964 in Ehmen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony since the 2022 elections.
Political career
From 2017 to 2022, Otte-Kinast served as State Minister of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and State Development in the cabinet of Minister-President Stephan Weil. In this capacity, she was one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, where she served on the Committee on Agricultural Policy and Consumer Protection.
During her time in office, Otte-Kinast oversaw the government’s response to a 2022 outbreak of the African swine fever virus in the state, which is Germany's most important pig rearing region.
Otte-Kinast was nominated by her party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.
References
- Barbara Otte-Kinast Bundesrat.
- Michael Hogan (3 July 2022), Reuters.
- Drucksache 18/10450: Niedersächsische Mitglieder der 17. Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 State Parliament of Lower Saxony.
- "Barbara Otte-Kinast bei der CDU Niedersachsen". Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- "Otte-Kinast: Meyer hat der Landwirtschaft nicht gutgetan". Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- "Barbara Otte-Kinast, CDU". Retrieved 2017-11-19.