Marlene Schönberger (born 6 December 1990) is a German politician of

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

2021 German federal election Federal elections in Germany, Federal elections were held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the List of members of the 20th Bundestag, 20th Bundestag. States of Germany, State elections in 2021 Berlin state election, Berli ...

Education

Schönberger holds a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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 ...

from

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

. Following her graduation in 2016, she worked as research assistant at the State Parliament of Bavaria (2018) and at Ludwig Maximilian University (2018–2021).

Political career

Schönberger joined the Green Party in 2010. In parliament, Schönberger has been serving on the Committee on Education and Research.

Other activities

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, ...

(BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022) * Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member

Personal life

In Berlin, Schönberger shares an apartment with fellow parliamentarians

Emilia Fester Emilia Johanna Fester (born 28 April 1998) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a Member of the German Bundestag since the 2021 German federal election, 2021 federal election. Political career At age 23, F ...

and Saskia Weishaupt.Sebastian Hahn (27 May 2022)
„Tanzmariechen“: Rechter Shitstorm nach Instagram-Video gegen Grüne Emilia Fester
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Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger The ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' (KStA) is a German daily newspaper published in Cologne, and has the largest circulation in the Cologne–Bonn Metropolitan Region. ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' has a base of over 100 contributing editors and a wide ...

''.

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