Dietlind Tiemann

Dietlind Tiemann (born 30 August 1955) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg from 2017–2021.

Dietlind Tiemann
Dietlind Tiemann in 2017
Member of the Bundestag
In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021
Constituency	Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
Lord Mayor of Brandenburg an der Havel
In office 17 December 2003 – 24 October 2017
Preceded by	Norbert Langerwisch (acting)
Succeeded by	Steffen Scheller
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-30) 30 August 1955 (age 69) Genthin, West Germany
Political party	CDU
Children	1

Political career

Tiemann became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election.^[1] In parliament, she served on the Finance Committee and the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.^[2][3]

In the 2021 German federal election, Tiemann failed to defend her seat, losing it to Social Democratic Party candidate Sonja Eichwede.^[4]

Political positions

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Tiemann publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.^[5]