Niklas Schenker (born 1993 in

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) is a German political scientist and politician from Die Linke. He has been a member of the

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since

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Life

Niklas Schenker was born and grew up in

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. He completed a bachelor's degree in social sciences at the

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and then completed a master's degree in political science at the

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. He worked as a research assistant for Member of the German Bundestag

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Political career

Schenker joined Die Linke in 2013. In the district assembly of the

district, he served as parliamentary group leader of his party from October 2016 to October 2021. In the

2021 Berlin state election The 2021 Berlin state election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Left, and The Greens led by Governing Mayor Michael M� ...

, he received a mandate via his party's state list. He was able to defend his seat in the House of Representatives in the repeat election in 2023. In the 2021-2026 legislative period, Schenker is the spokesman for rents, housing, public housing and housing subsidies, cycling and walking, and club culture for the Left Party as well as a member of the urban development, building and housing, mobility, culture and Europe committees and the subcommittee for participation management Investment controlling for construction investments.

Political positions

Schenker supports the Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen and is committed to its rapid implementation following the successful referendum. In an interview with the magazine Jacobin, he described the Berlin rent movement as the “most important coalition partner” in the red-green-red coalition. He considers squatting to be a legitimate means of civil disobedience and calls for an end to the policy. Schenker calls for further development of

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oriented towards the common good and speaks out against the construction of further

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References

External links

Niklas Schenkers Website

Niklas Schenker bei der Abgeordnetenhausfraktion Die Linke

Niklas Schenker bei der Linksfraktion Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Niklas Schenker bei abgeordnetenwatch.de

Life

Political career

Political positions

References

External links

See also