Catarina dos Santos (born 8 July 1994) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

Early life and career

Dos Santos was born in Lisbon in 1994 and grew up in Eschweiler. She worked as a lawyer at a law firm in Meerbusch.

Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber

Political career

Dos Santos joined the CDU in 2014.

Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber

Dos Santos became member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections, representing the Aachen II district. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Digital Affairs.

Catarina dos Santos Firnhaber

In addition to her committee assignments, Dos Santos is part of the German-Portuguese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly. She has also been a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2022. In the Assembly, she serves on the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.

Other activities

Aachener Straßenbahn und Energieversorgungs-AG (ASEAG), Member of the Advisory Board

References

1994 births

Living people

21st-century German politicians

21st-century German women politicians

Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians

Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025

German people of Portuguese descent