About Petra Hinz
Born 1962. Petra Hinz is a German politician.
Petra Hinz (born 10 June 1962 in Essen) is a German politician and impostor. She is a member of the SPD. Since 2005, Hinz has been an MP of the German Bundestag.
CV scandal Hinz made headlines after allegations that she bullied her employees and faked essential parts of her curriculum vitae (CV), falsely claiming that she took her A-levels in 1984 and studied Law and Political Science for ten years from 1985 to 1995. Hinz admitted that she faked her CV. Hinz also announced that she will resign from the SPD party until 5 September 2016, after the party had initiated internal proceedings against her. The case of Petra Hinz was viewed as a "disaster" for the SPD party.
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Who is Petra Hinz?
German politician
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Petra Hinz was born on 10 June 1962 in Essen.
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Petra Hinz is a politician.
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Petra Hinz is German.
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