Andreas Audretsch (born 25 June 1984) is a German politician of the

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a Green politics, green List of political parties in Germany, political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens ...

who has been serving as a member of the

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since the

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Early life and education

Audretsch studied Politics, Journalism and Sociology. He also earned a

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at the

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Political career

In parliament, Audretsch has been a member of the Committee on Social Affairs since 2021. Since 2022, he has been serving as one his parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of co-chairs

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and

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, where he oversees the group's activities on financial policy, economic and social affairs.

Other activities

* German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), MemberSanae Abdi

References

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