Jessica Rosenthal (born 28 October 1992) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing the Bonn district.
Jessica Rosenthal | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
| Chairwoman of the Jusos | |
| Assumed office 8 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Kühnert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1992 Hamelin, Lower Saxony |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Occupation | School teacher Politician |
Early life
editRosenthal was born 1992 in Hameln. From 2011 to 2012 she served as a volunteer at Care Deutschland-Luxemburg in Bonn.[1] She studied teaching.[2]
Political career
editRosenthal joined the SPD, and therefore was automatically enrolled in the Young Socialists in the SPD (Jusos),[3] in 2013. In January 2021, she was elected chairwoman of Jusos.[4]
Rosenthal was elected to the Bundestag in 2021.[5] In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following elections, she was part of her party's delegation in the working group on education policy, co-chaired by Andreas Stoch, Felix Banaszak and Jens Brandenburg.[6]
In parliament, Rosenthal has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[7] Within her own parliamentary group, she is part of a working group on migration and integration.[8]
Since January 2023, Rosenthal has been serving on an internal SPD commission on tax reform, co-chaired by Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil.[9]
In 2023, Rosenthal announced that she would not run again as chairwoman of the Jusos and instead focus on her pregnancy.[10]
Other activities
edit- Bonn International Award for Democracy, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[11]
- Federal Agency for Civic Education, Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
- Haus der Geschichte, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[12]
- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member[13]
Political positions
editAmid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rosenthal opposed the Scholz government's effort to change Germany’s constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion).[14]
References
edit- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Jessica Rosenthal". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Jessica Rosenthal: NRW-Juso-Chefin will Kevin Kühnert beerben". Die Welt. 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Über uns" [About us]. www.jusos.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl".
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Startseite". 5 June 2024.
- ^ Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Jessica Rosenthal Bundestag.
- ^ Jessica Rosenthal SPD Group in the German Parliament.
- ^ Christian Teevs (8 January 2023), Vorstandsklausur: SPD will Steuersystem umbauen Der Spiegel.
- ^ Jan Drebes (26 March 2019), Juso-Chefin Jessica Rosenthal: „Die Schuldenbremse ist kompletter Schwachsinn“ Rheinische Post.
- ^ Board of Trustees Bonn International Award for Democracy.
- ^ Bundestag setzt Parlamentarisches Kontrollgremium ein Bundestag, 24 March 2022.
- ^ Jessica Rosenthal Bundestag.
- ^ Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh (25 May 2022), Tanks, but no ammo – Germany's Ukraine pledges show military muddle Reuters.
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