Sabine Jünger (born 21 May 1973, in

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) is a German politician for The Left Party.PDS. Jünger studied

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and changed to

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in 1992. She started political work in 1991, while still in school. In 1992, Jünger became a member of ''The Left Party.PDS''. In 1994, she was elected to the parliament of

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. In the federal elections in 1998 she was elected to the

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, where she was a member until 2002. Jünger is openly

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and has one child. She is an

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1973 births Living people People from Königs Wusterhausen People from Bezirk Potsdam German atheists German lesbian politicians Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) politicians Members of the Bundestag for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002 Members of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Members of the Bundestag for Die Linke LGBTQ members of the Bundestag Female members of the Bundestag 21st-century German women politicians 21st-century German LGBTQ people {{Germany-Left-politician-stub