Katja Dörner


Katja Dörner is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2009 and vice-chair of the Green Party's parliamentary group since 2013, under the leadership of Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Anton Hofreiter.

Education and early career

Dörner studied political science in at the universities of Bonn, York and Edinburgh from 1995 until 2000.
From 2001 until 2003, Dörner worked as legislative adviser to Sylvia Löhrmann, then the chairwoman of the Green Party's parliamentary group in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. She subsequently advised the parliamentary group on education and vocational training policies from 2003 until 2009.

Political career

Dörner has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2009 elections, representing Bonn. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. From 2009 until 2013, she was also a member of the Budget Committee, where she served as rapporteur on the annual budget of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the German-British Parliamentary Friendship Group.
In the – unsuccessful – negotiations to form a coalition government with the Christian Democrats – both the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria – and the Free Democratic Party following the 2017 elections, Dörner was part of her party's delegation.
In August 2019, Dörner announced her intention to become Mayor of Bonn.

Other activities

Dörner has lived in Bonn since 1995.