Wiebke Esdar
Wiebke Esdar | |
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| Member of the Bundestag for Bielefeld – Gütersloh II | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Christina Kampmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1984 Bielefeld |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | University of Bielefeld |
Wiebke Esdar (born 11 February 1984) is a German psychologist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 election, when she won the constituency of Bielefeld – Gütersloh II with 33.2% of the votes.[1]
Early life and education
Esdar was born in Bielefeld. She studied psychology, social sciences and history at the University of Bielefeld and received her PhD degree in psychology in 2015.
Political career
Esdar has been a member of the SPD since 2005 and became the chairwoman of the SPD in Bielefeld in 2016.[2]
Esdar has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing Bielefeld and Gütersloh. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Finance Committee. In this capacity, she is her parliamentary group's rapporteur on universities. In July 2018, she also joined the Finance Committee.[3]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Stadtwerke Bielefeld, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Stadtwerke Gütersloh, Member of the Supervisory Board
Non-profit organizations
- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member
- IG Metall, Member
Personal life
Esdar is married to fellow SPD politician Veith Lemmen. They have a son.[4]
References
- ^ "Results Bielefeld – Gütersloh II - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Wiebke Esdar". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Wiebke Esdar SPD Parliamentary Group.
- ^ Wiebke Esdar zieht’s nach Werther Westfalen-Blatt, September 30, 2020.
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