Friedrich Straetmanns
# Friedrich Straetmanns

Friedrich Straetmanns (born 5 August 1961) is a German politician. Born in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, he has represented The Left. Friedrich Straetmanns served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2021.

## Life

After completing his military service, Friedrich Straetmanns studied law and political science from 1982 to 1989, including a traineeship. Afterwards he worked as a lawyer for a short time and then at the Diakonisches Werk until 1992. He then became a judge at the Social Court of Detmold. He became member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee for Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection and the Committee for the Examination of Elections.

