Delara Burkhardt is an Iranian-German politician of the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

(SPD) who has been serving as a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

since 2019.

Early life and education

Born to an Iranian mother and a German father, Burkhardt grew up in

Siek, Holstein Siek is a municipality in the district of Stormarn in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately southeast of Ahrensburg, and northeast of Hamburg. Siek is the seat of the ''Amt Amt is a type of administrative division gove ...

and studied

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

at the University of Kiel from 2012 until 2016.

Political career

In parliament, Burkhardt is a member of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In addition to her committee assignments, Burkhardt is part of the

Spinelli Group The Spinelli Group is an initiative founded with a view to reinvigorate the endeavour for federalisation of the European Union (EU), by creating a network of citizens, think tanks, NGOs, academics, writers and politicians who support the idea o ...

, the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity, the European Parliament Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages, the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights, the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas, and of the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group. On 4 February 2021 Burkhart took on a godparenthood for

Katsyaryna Andreeva Katsyaryna Andreeva ( be, Кацярына Андрэева; russian: Катерина Андреева; real name: Katsyaryna Andreevna Bakhvalava; be, Кацярына Андрэеўна Бахвалава; born November 2, 1993) is a Belarusian ...

, Belarusian journalist and

political prisoner A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention. There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although n ...

. In the negotiations to form a so-called

traffic light coalition In German politics, a traffic light coalition (german: Ampelkoalition) is a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Alliance 90/The Greens. It is named after the parties' tra ...

of the SPD, the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...

and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Burkhardt was part of her party's delegation in the working group on climate protection and energy policy, co-chaired by

Matthias Miersch Matthias Miersch (born 19 December 1968) is a German criminal defense lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Member of the German Parliament since 2005, representing the Hannover-Land II district. He f ...

Oliver Krischer Oliver Krischer (born 26 July 1969) is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens who has been serving as State Minister for Environment, Nature Protection, and Transport in the government of Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphali ...

and

Lukas Köhler Lukas Köhler (born 22 August 1986) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017. Early life and education Born in München, Bavaria, Köhler ...

.Ampel-Koalition: Das sind die Verhandlungsteams von SPD, Grünen und FDP
''

Deutschlandfunk Deutschlandfunk (DLF, ''Broadcast Germany'') is a public-broadcasting radio station in Germany, concentrating on news and current affairs. It is one of the four national radio channels produced by Deutschlandradio. History Broadcasting in the ...

'', October 27, 2021.

References

External links

Living people MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs 21st-century women MEPs for Germany 1992 births {{Germany-MEP-stub