Maja Scarlett Wallstein (born 18 March 1986) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.
Maja Wallstein | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1986 Cottbus, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
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Early life and career
editWallstein was born 1986 in the East German city of Cottbus and studied Polonistics at the University of Potsdam[1] and the Jagiellonian University.[2]
Wallstein worked as parliamentary advisor at the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017 and as advisor on political communications and research policy at the Helmholtz Association from 2018 to 2020.[3]
Political career
editWallstein became a member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections, representing the Cottbus – Spree-Neiße district.[3] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[3] She is her parliamentary group’s spokesperson on research policy.
Within her parliamentary group, Wallstein is part of a working group on strategies against right-wing extremism.[4]
Other activities
editReferences
edit- ^ Dominik Lenze (19 October 2022), Studierende sorgen sich wegen Energiekrise: Niemand soll im Hörsaal bibbern müssen Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^ "Maja Wallstein SPD". www.zeit.de.
- ^ a b c Maja Wallstein Bundestag.
- ^ Maja Wallstein SPD Group in the German Parliament.
- ^ Wahlen zu Gremien Bundestag, 13 October 2022.
- ^ Board of Trustees German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).
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