Julia Kloeckner (C) delivers a speech after being elected as the new president of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on March 25, 2025. Julia Kloeckner of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new president of the Bundestag, lower house of parliament, on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)
BERLIN, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Julia Kloeckner of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new president of the Bundestag, lower house of parliament, on Tuesday.
The election took place during the first gathering of the 21st Bundestag following February's election.
Born in 1972, Kloeckner served as a Bundestag member from 2002 to 2011. She also held the position of Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection from 2009 to 2011.
She also served as minister of food and agriculture from 2018 to 2021 and again member of the Bundestag from 2021.
The first sitting marks the end of the previous electoral term and the Bundestag will adopt its rules of procedure on Tuesday. ■
Julia Kloeckner (C) delivers a speech after being elected as the new president of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on March 25, 2025. Julia Kloeckner of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new president of the Bundestag, lower house of parliament, on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)
Julia Kloeckner (C) is greeted after being elected as the new president of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on March 25, 2025. Julia Kloeckner of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new president of the Bundestag, lower house of parliament, on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)
Julia Kloeckner (C) delivers a speech after being elected as the new president of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on March 25, 2025. Julia Kloeckner of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new president of the Bundestag, lower house of parliament, on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)
Julia Kloeckner (at the podium) delivers a speech after being elected as the new president of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on March 25, 2025. Julia Kloeckner of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new president of the Bundestag, lower house of parliament, on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)
