Ottilie Klein

Ottilie Klein (born 14 February 1984) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

In addition to her parliamentary work, Klein served as secretary general of the CDU in Berlin from 2023 to 2026, under the leadership of it chair Kai Wegner.

Early life and education Klein was born to Russia Germans in the West German town of Villingen-Schwenningen. During her studies, she worked at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in 2007.

Early career In 2017, Klein briefly worked as a parliamentary advisor to Sybille Benning. She worked for the CDU's group in the State Parliament of Berlin, first as chief of staff to its successive chairs Florian Graf and Burkhard Dregger (2017–2020) and as the group's head of strategy and policy planning (2018–2020). From 2020 to 2021, Klein worked at the Association of German Public Banks (VÖB).

Political career Ahead of the 2021 elections, the CDU in Berlin voted Klein to the third place on its list, after Monika Grütters and Jan-Marco Luczak.

Klein was subsequently elected to the Bundestag in 2021, representing the Berlin-Mitte district.

Other activities Otto Benecke Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees Terre des Femmes, Member German Academic Scholarship Foundation, Member of the Selection Committee (–2022)

Personal life Klein practices kickboxing.