Ursula "Ulle" Schauws (born 30 April 1966) is a German politician of the

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 ...

party.

Education and early career

Schauws studied history, politics and film studies. She worked as contributing editor and

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for German film productions – including '' Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' – before becoming a

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with SOS Children's Villages.

Political career

Schauws has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2013 federal elections, representing the

Krefeld II – Wesel II Krefeld II – Wesel II is an electoral constituency (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 113. ...

district. She successfully ran for re-election again in

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, this time on the 11th place of the Green Party's list. Since joining the parliament, Schauws has been serving on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, which appointed her as deputy chairperson in 2018. From 2014 until 2017, she was also a member of the Committee on Cultural and Media Affairs. Within her parliamentary group, she serves as spokesperson on women's issues. Since 2022, she has been part of the Commission for the Reform of the Electoral Law and the Modernization of Parliamentary Work, co-chaired by

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and

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. In addition to her committee assignments, Schauws has been serving as deputy chairwoman of the Southern African Parliamentary Friendship Group (since 2018). In the negotiations to form a

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between the

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, the Green Party and

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(FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Schauws was part of her party's delegation in the working group on equality, co-chaired by Petra Köpping,

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and Herbert Mertin.

Other activities

* Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future“ (EVZ), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) * German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board *

Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union The Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. ("Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union") or NABU is a German non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to Conservation movement, conservation at home and abroad, including the protection of river ...

(NABU), Member * Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Deputy Member of the Board of Trustees (–2022)

Personal life

Schauws lives with her partner in Krefeld.Rheinische Post: Bundestagskandidatin Ursula Schauws (Grüne) (german)
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References

External links

Official website by Ulle Schauws

German Bundestag: Ursula Schauws
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