Nadja Sthamer (born 13 March 1990) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

Early life and education

Sthamer was born 1990 in the East German town of

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and moved to Leipzig in 2008. She studied political science and religious studies at the Leipzig University. During her studies, she completed internships at the offices of

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(FES) in Addis Ababa (2012) and Kyiv (2013).

Political career

Sthamer became a member of the Bundestag in the 2021 election, representing the

Leipzig II Leipzig II is an electoral constituency (German language, German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 15 ...

district. In parliament, Sthamer has since been serving on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. In addition to her committee assignments, Sthamer has been one of the founding members of a cross-party group promoting a One Health approach since 2022.

Other activities

* German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022) * German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member (since 2019) * German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member (since 2013)

References

Living people People from Reichenbach im Vogtland 1990 births Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians 21st-century German politicians Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 21st-century German women politicians {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub