Heidemarie Wright
Heidemarie "Heidi" Wright is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Early life and career
Heidemarie Englert was born in Heimbuchenthal, Bavaria. After attending elementary school, Heidemarie Wright completed an apprenticeship as a legal assistant and subsequently worked in law firms in Aschaffenburg and Hanau. After an eight-year break to raise her family, she worked as an administrative employee for the police.Heidemarie Wright has been married to Harald Schneider since 2006 and has two daughters from her first marriage. She also has two step-sons from her ex-husband's first marriage.
Party politics
She joined the SPD Bavaria in 1983 and served on the board of the Miltenberg SPD district association from 1984 to 2007. Heidemarie Wright also served as deputy chair of the SPD sub-district from 1986 to 2010 and has been a member of the SPD district board in Lower Franconia continuously since 1991.Elected office
Heidemarie Wright was a member of the Elsenfeld municipal council until December 2006 and also served on the Miltenberg district council from 1996 to July 2007. Since 2008, she has held a seat on the Main-Spessart district council.From 1994 to 2009, she was a member of the German Bundestag. From 1998 to 2002, she served as deputy spokesperson for the SPD Fraktion's working group on petitions and for the working group on consumer protection, food, and agriculture. She was a member of the Bundestag's Committee on Transport, Building and Urban Development, where she was rapporteur for cycling and road safety. Wright did not run for re-election to the 17th Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.
Heidemarie Wright was always elected to the Bundestag via the second vote on the Bavarian state list. Her constituency is Main-Spessart.