Anna Christmann
Anna Christmann (born 24 September 1983) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been a member of the Bundestag, the German parliament, since the 2017 German federal election.
Anna Christmann | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1983 Hannover, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Greens |
| Alma mater | |
In addition to her parliamentary work, Christmann has been serving as Coordinator for Aerospace Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2022.[1]
Education and early career edit
Christmann studied political science at the University of Heidelberg and received a PhD from the University of Bern in 2011.[2] During that time, she Christmann lived in Zürich and spent a semester at the University of California, Irvine.
Christman subsequently worked at the University of Zurich. From 2013 until 2017, she served in various positions at the State Ministry of Science, Research, and Arts of Baden-Württemberg, including as chief of staff to minister Theresia Bauer.
Political career edit
Christmann has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing the Stuttgart II district. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on the Digital Agenda. She is also her parliamentary group's spokesperson on technology and innovation policy.
In addition to her committee assignments, Christmann has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly since 2019.[3] She also serves as deputy chairwoman of the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.
In 2023, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres appointed Christmann to his Artificial Intelligence Advisory Body on risks, opportunities and international governance of artificial intelligence, co-chaired by Carme Artigas and James Manyika.[4]
Other activities edit
Corporate boards edit
- KfW Capital, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)[5]
Non-profit organizations edit
- Leibniz Association, Member of the Senate (since 2022)[6]
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Member of the Board of Trustees[7]
References edit
- ^ Silke Kersting (5 January 2022), Bundesregierung: Das sind die neuen Beauftragten und Koordinatoren in wichtigen politischen Feldern Handelsblatt.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Anna Christmann".
- ^ Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly 24 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Deutscher Bundestag.
- ^ Secretary-General Announces Creation of New Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board United Nations, press release of 26 October 2023.
- ^ Advisory Board KfW Capital.
- ^ Senate Leibniz Association.
- ^ Board of Trustees Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.
External links edit
- Media related to Anna Christmann at Wikimedia Commons
- Personal homepage