Katja Mast (born 4 February 1971) is a German politician of the SPD who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2005.
In addition to her work in parliament, Mast has been serving as a Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.SPD wählt Fraktion und Gschäftsführung: Miersch und Wiese auf dem Feld Die Tageszeitung, 7 May 2025.
Early career Before entering politics, Mast worked in human resources at Deutsche Bahn from 2003 to 2005.Sandra Schmid (30 November 2009), Verfechterin des Mindestlohns: Katja Mast Das Parlament.
Political career Early beginnings Mast joined the SPD in 1993.Sandra Schmid (30 November 2009), Verfechterin des Mindestlohns: Katja Mast Das Parlament.
Member of the German Parliament, 2005–present Mast became a member of the Bundestag in the 2005 German federal election, representing the Pforzheim district. From 2005 to 2017, she served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. From 2017 until 2021, she served as one of her parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of successive chairs Andrea Nahles (2017–2019) and Rolf Mützenich (2019–2021).Anna Lehmann (18 July 2022), SPD und Hartz IV: Die Aufsteigerin Die Tageszeitung.
From 2022 to 2025, Mast was the group's chief whipAnna Lehmann (18 July 2022), SPD und Hartz IV: Die Aufsteigerin Die Tageszeitung. and – in this capacity – served on the Mediation Committee as well as the Committee on the Election of Judges (Wahlausschuss), which is in charge of appointing judges to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt Bundestag, 27 January 2022.SPD wählt Fraktion und Gschäftsführung: Miersch und Wiese auf dem Feld Die Tageszeitung, 7 May 2025.
In addition to her parliamentary work, Mast served as secretary general of the SPD in Baden-Württemberg from 2011 to 2016, under the leadership of chairman Nils Schmid.Arnold Rieger (23 August 2011), Katja Mast: Die Neue soll SPD pur ausschenken Stuttgarter Nachrichten.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Mast was part of her party's delegation in the working group on social policy, co-chaired by Dagmar Schmidt, Sven Lehmann and Johannes Vogel.Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Other activities IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE), MemberKatja Mast Bundestag. Railway and Transport Union (EVG), MemberKatja Mast Bundestag.
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Bundestag biography