Barbara Otte-Kinast

Barbara Otte-Kinast (born 18 September 1964 in Ehmen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Lower Saxony.

Barbara Otte-Kinast
Minister of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection of Lower Saxony
Assumed office
22 November 2017
Preceded byChristian Meyer
Personal details
Born (1964-09-18) 18 September 1964
Ehmen, Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
SpouseJürgen Kinast
Children3

Political career

Since 22 November 2017 Otte-Kinast has been serving as State Minister of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and State Development in the cabinet of Minister-President Stephan Weil. In this capacity, she is one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, where she serves on the Committee on Agricul­tur­al Pol­i­cy and Con­sumer Pro­tec­tion.[1]

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.[2]

Otte-Kinast was nominated by her party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[3]

References
  1. Barbara Otte-Kinast Bundesrat.
  2. Michael Hogan (3 July 2022), [Germany has two more African swine fever cases in farm pigs, ministry says] Reuters.
  3. Drucksache 18/10450: Niedersächsische Mitglieder der 17. Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 State Parliament of Lower Saxony.
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