Anna Lührmann (born 14 June 1983) is a German political scientist and politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 German federal election. In addition to her work in parliament, she has been Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office in the Scholz cabinet since 8 December 2021.
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| Minister of State for Europe | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2021 | |
| Minister | Annalena Baerbock |
| Preceded by | Michael Roth |
| Member of the Bundestag for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg | |
| In office 2002–2009 | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1983 Lich, Hesse, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Alma mater | |
Lührmann became the youngest-ever member of the Bundestag in 2002,[1] as well as the youngest member of Parliament in the world. As an academic, she later served as the deputy director of the V-Dem Institute and assistant professor at the University of Gothenburg. She returned to politics in 2021, representing the Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg constituency in the Bundestag.[2]
Early life and political career
editBorn in Lich, Hesse, then part of West Germany, Lührmann first became involved in Germany's Green Party at thirteen and her election came after a fast career in the youth organisation Grün-Alternatives Jugendbündnis.
Member of the German Parliament, 2002–2009
editIn Parliament, Lührmann served on the Budget Committee from 2004 until 2009.[3][4] In this capacity, she was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on the annual budget of Germany of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology.[5]
Academic career
editLührmann began studying political sciences at University of Hagen, where she obtained her BA, followed by a MSc in Gender and Peace Studies from Ahfad University for Women (Sudan), and a MA in Research Training in Social Sciences from Humboldt University of Berlin. In 2015, she received her PhD from Humboldt University.[6] In August 2015, she joined the V-Demo Institute at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, as Postdoctoral Research Fellow.[7] Lührmann's research interests include democratic resilience, autocracy, elections, regime legitimacy, and democracy aid and the United Nations.[8][9]
From 2009 until 2011, Lührmann advised the UNDP in Sudan on electoral and parliamentary issues. She is lead author of UNDP's handbook Enhancing Youth Political Participation Throughout the Electoral Cycle A Good Practice Guide, which was published in 2013.[10]
Return to politics
editLührmann has been a member of the German Bundestag again since the 2021 federal election.[11] Following the formation of the government of Olaf Scholz (Chancellor of Germany), Annalena Baerbock (Minister for Foreign Affairs) appointed her minister of state at the Federal Foreign Office.[12] In this capacity, she represents the German government in the General Affairs Council and the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
In October 2023, Lührmann participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron.[13][14]
Other activities
edit- Jacques Delors Centre at Hertie School, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)[15]
- Tarabya Cultural Academy, Ex-Officio Chair of the Advisory Board (since 2022)[16]
- Franco-German Institute Ludwigsburg (dfi), Ex-Officio Member of the Executive Committee (since 2021)[17]
- Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Ex-Officio Chair of the International Advisory Board (since 2021)[18]
- Project Adjust, University of Kiel, Member of the Advisory Board[19]
- German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member
- European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), Member of the Advisory Board[20]
- German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), Member of the Board of Trustees (2007–2008)[21]
- German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Board of Trustees (2002–2005)
Political positions
editLührmann belongs to the moderate wing of Germany's Green Party.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Paterson, Tony (5 October 2002). "Germany's youngest MP to take seat for Greens at 19". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "About Me". Anna Luehrmann.de. 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Ulrike Winkelmann (30 May 2008), [Jung-Abgeordnete Lührmann hört auf: "Die Gefahr, Apparatschik zu werden"] Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ Mathias Hamann (25 September 2009), Abgang von Anna Lührmann, MdB: "Manchmal hat sie genervt" Der Spiegel.
- ^ Jan Dams (14 June 2007), Forschungsministerin bleibt auf 246 Millionen Euro sitzen Berliner Morgenpost.
- ^ "Anna Lührmann". Open Democracy. 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Researchers | V-Dem". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Wolfgang Merkel and Anna Luhrmann on the Resilience of Democracies". CEU Democracy Institute. n.d. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Anna Luehrmann". Forschung. 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Enhancing Youth Political Participation Throughout the Electoral Cycle – A Good Practice Guide | Library | Youthpolicy.org". www.youthpolicy.org.
- ^ Daniel Meuren (24 June 2021), Politik-Comeback mit 38: Die einst Jüngste will zurück nach Berlin Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Daniel Meuren (2 December 2021), Anna Lührmann wird Europa-Staatsministerin Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke (9 October 2023), Germany, France hold unprecedented cabinet retreat to oil creaky EU motor Reuters.
- ^ Erste deutsch-französische Kabinettsklausur: Zukunftsfragen und Weltpolitik diskutiert Cabinet of Germany, press release of 10 October 2023.
- ^ Advisory Board Jacques Delors Centre at Hertie School.
- ^ Advisory Board Tarabya Cultural Academy.
- ^ Executive Committee Franco-German Institute Ludwigsburg (dfi).
- ^ International Advisory Board Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF).
- ^ Advisory Board Project Adjust, University of Kiel.
- ^ "Advisory Board". European Partnership for Democracy (EPD).
- ^ DBU aktuell - Nr. 10 | Oktober 2007: Neu im DBU-Kuratorium German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU).
External links
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