Petra Sitte

Petra Sitte (born 1 December 1960) is a German politician. She represents The Left.^[1] Petra Sitte has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2005.^[2]

Petra Sitte
Sitte in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Personal details
Born	(1960-12-01) 1 December 1960 (age 64) Dresden, East Germany (now Germany)
Political party	The Left

Life

Sitte was born in Dresden, Saxony. After graduating from high school in 1979, she studied economics at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, graduating in 1983 with a degree in economics. After subsequent research studies and work as an assistant at the Martin Luther University, she received her doctorate here in 1987. From 1990 to 2005 she was a member of the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. She became member of the bundestag after the 2005 German federal election.^[3] She is a member of the Digital Agenda Committee and the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.^[4][5] In her group she is vice-chairwoman.^[6]