Elisabeth Kaiser ( Lier, born 4 March 1987) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2017.

Early career

During her studies, Kaiser worked at

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from 2011 until 2012. She later worked at the German Society for Policy Advice (2013–2014) and as press spokesperson of the SPD parliamentary group in the State Parliament of Thuringia (2014–2017).

Political career

Kaiser became a member of the Bundestag in the

2017 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 24 September 2017 to elect the members of the 19th Bundestag. At stake were at least 598 seats in the Bundestag, as well as 111 overhang and leveling seats determined thereafter. The Christian Democr ...

, representing the

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district. She is a member of the Committee for Home Affairs and the Committee for Construction, Housing, Urban Development and Communities. In addition to her committee assignments, Kaiser has been a member of the German delegation to the

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since 2019.

Other activities

* German Foundation for Active Citizenship and Volunteering (DSEE), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) * Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020) *

Federal Agency for Civic Education The Federal Agency for Civic Education (FACE, german: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (''bpb'')) is a German federal government agency responsible for promoting civic education. It is subordinated to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, B ...

(BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018) *

Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship The Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship (german: Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, alternatively translated as "(Federal) Foundation for the Study of Communist Dictatorship in East Germany") is a governmen ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018) * German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), MemberElisabeth Kaiser

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Bundestag biography
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