Petra Zais
German politician
Petra Zais (22 March 1957 – 7 October 2021) was a German politician.[1]
Petra Zais | |
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Member of the Landtag of Saxony | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Member of the Stadtrat of Chemnitz | |
In office 1992–1999 | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 March 1957 Breitenbrunn, East Germany |
Died | 7 October 2021 | (aged 64)
Nationality | German |
Political party | PDS Alliance 90/The Greens |
Zais was a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany from 1977 to 1990. She was a member Stadtrat of Chemnitz from 1992 to 1999. She rejoined the Stadtrat in 2009.[2] In 2001, she unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Chemnitz. In 2009 and 2013, she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Bundestag.
In 2014, she was elected to the Landtag of Saxony for the Greens.[3] She left office in 2019.
Petra Zais died on 7 October 2021 at the age of 64.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Sächsische Grünenpolitikerin gestorben". Sächsische Zeitung (in German). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Petra Zais". Petra Zais (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2019.
- ↑ "Landtagswahl 2014". Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German).
- ↑ Schubert, Franziska (8 October 2021). "BÜNDNISGRÜNE-Fraktion trauert um Petra Zais". Grüne Fraktion Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2021.