Jens Brandenburg (born 8 March 1986) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

since 2017. Since December 2021, he serves as

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to the Federal Minister of Education and Research in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Early life and career

Born in

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North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

, Brandenburg graduated from high school in

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in 2005. He then studied political science and economics at the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

until 2010, graduating with a Bachelor's and master's degree. From 2010 to 2014 Brandenburg received his doctorate from the Graduate School of Economics and Social Science at the University of Mannheim. After receiving his doctorate, Brandenburg worked for the

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from 2014 until 2017. Brandenburg lives with his partner in Kurpfalz.

Political career

Brandenburg has been a member of the FDP since 2006. From 2018 until 2021, Brandenburg was member of the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment. During that time, he also served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson for studies, vocational training, lifelong learning and the rights of LSBTI. In addition to his committee assignments, Brandenburg is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Cono Sur States. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the

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(SPD), the

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and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, Brandenburg led his party's delegation in the working group on education policy; his co-chairs from the other parties were Andreas Stoch and Felix Banaszak.

Other activities

* Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018)Board of Trustees
Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation.

References

External links

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Bundestag biography
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