Emily Vontz (German pronunciation: [foːnts] born 15 October 2000) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a Member of the German Bundestag from Saarland since January 2023.[1] She is the youngest member of the Bundestag and the first German MP to be born in the 2000s.[2]
Emily Vontz | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bundestag from Saarland | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Heiko Maas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 2000 Merzig, Saarland, Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| Residence(s) | Losheim am See, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Trier (BA) (enrolled) |
| Occupation | Student, politician |
| Website | emily-vontz |
Early life and education
editVontz was born 15 October 2000 in Merzig, Germany, into a Catholic family, and grew up in Losheim am See.[3] She completed her Abitur at Hochwald-Gymnasium in Wadern, and then completed a volunteer year at Goethe-Institut in Bordeaux. Since 2021, she is enrolled at the University of Trier, where she currently seeks a degree in Political Science and French.[4]
In mid-2020, Vontz became a working student for the SPD group in the State Parliament of Saarland.
Political career
editVontz has been a member of the Young Socialists in the SPD since 2017 and since 2018 in the SPD.
In the 2021 German federal election Vontz was not elected to the Bundestag, but she assumed office on January 1, 2023 succeeding Heiko Maas after he resigned.[5] In September 2024, she announced that she would not stand in the 2025 federal elections.[6]
Bibliography
editAmong others such as Gregor Gysi and Olaf Scholz, Vontz contributed to Ulrich Wickert‘s book Wir haben die Macht - Handbuch fürs Einmischen in Politik und Gesellschaft. Carlsen. March 2024. ISBN 9783551251558.
References
edit- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Emily Vontz". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "saarbruecker-zeitung.de". www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Trierer Studentin wird jüngste Abgeordnete im Bundestag: Das ist Emily Vontz". www.rhein-zeitung.de (in German). 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Nachrichten für das Saarland, Deutschland und die Welt". www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Emily Vontz: "Laut sein für meine Generation"". 17 December 2022.
- ^ Adrian Froschauer (9 September 2024), Jüngste Abgeordnete im Bundestag: Emily Vontz wird 2025 nicht bei der Bundestagswahl kandidieren Saarbrücker Zeitung.
See also
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