Deborah Düring
Deborah Düring (born 18 July 1994)[1] is a German Alliance 90/The Greens politician who has been a member of the Bundestag for the state of Hesse since the 2021 German federal election.[2]
Deborah Düring | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1994 Munich, Germany |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
Early life and career edit
Born in Munich, Düring grew up in Wolnzach, Bavaria.[3]
After graduating high school, Düring spent a voluntary social year working with indigenous communities in Costa Rica.[3] She studied social science in Augsburg and spent a semester abroad in Lima, Peru. After completing her Bachelor's degree, including a dissertation on resource conflict, Düring began studying for a Master's degree in Peace and Conflict Research at Goethe University Frankfurt, TU Darmstadt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.
From 2018 to 2020, Düring worked as a trainee at the state investment bank KfW in the field of development work.[4]
Political career edit
Early in her career, Düring held the position of speaker at the Green Youth in Augsburg. Since 2019, she has been speaker for the Green Youth in Hesse.
Since 2021, Düring has been a member of the Bundestag.[1][5] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and the Subcommittee on Global Health. She is also her parliamentary group’s spokesperson on development policy.
In addition to her committee assignments, Düring is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of Central America.
Other activities edit
Personal life edit
Düring lives in Frankfurt’s Bockenheim district. She is a vegetarian.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Deborah Düring, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen" (in German). bundestag.de. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Grüne in Frankfurt: Große Freude und ein bisschen Frust nach der Bundestagswahl 2021 – Frankfurt". FNP.de (in German). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Mechthild Harting (3 August 2021), Grünen-Politikerin Düring: „Gleichberechtigung ist ein tagtäglicher Kampf“ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Abgeordnete" (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Gewählte in Landeslisten der Parteien in Hessen - Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Board of Trustees GIZ.
- ^ Georg Leppert (9 September 2021), Bundestagswahl 2021: WG-Zimmer in Berlin gesucht Frankfurter Rundschau.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)