Summary
Katharina Elisabeth Schulze (born 20 June 1985) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the State Parliament of Bavaria (Landtag) since 2013. Along with Ludwig Hartmann, she was one of the two leading candidates of her party in the 2018 Bavarian state election. Since 2019, she has been part of her party's national leadership, under co-chairs Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck.
Katharina Schulze | |
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| Leader of the Alliance 90/The Greens group in the Landtag of Bavaria | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2017 Serving with Ludwig Hartmann | |
| Preceded by | Margarete Bause |
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| Born | 20 June 1985 Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
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Early life and education edit
Schulze was born in Freiburg and grew up in Herrsching am Ammersee. Ahead of the 2008 United States presidential election, she was a volunteer for the campaign of the Democratic Party's candidate Barack Obama in Michigan.[1]
Political career edit
From 2010 to 2015, Schulze served as chairwoman of the Green Party in Munich.[2]
Schulze has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since the 2013 elections, representing Upper Bavaria. She has been serving as her parliamentary group's chair since 2017, succeeding Margarete Bause.[3] In addition, she has been a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (2015–2017) and the Committee on Municipal Affairs and Security (since 2013).[4][5]
Other activities edit
- Bavarian School of Public Policy (HfP), Member of the advisory board (2015–2018)[6]
Political positions edit
In 2010, Schulze opposed Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[7]
Personal life edit
Schulze has been in a relationship with fellow Green Party politician Danyal Bayaz since 2019.[8] In 2021, the couple's son was born.[9]
References edit
- ^ Sarah Jäggi (April 17, 2019), Katharina Schulze: "Hey, ich versteh Sie!" Die Zeit.
- ^ Katharina Schulze Landtag of Bavaria.
- ^ Mit Katharina Schulze auf dem Weg nach vorn in Bayern, Tagesspiegel.de
- ^ Katharina Schulze Landtag of Bavaria.
- ^ Peter Issig (November 14, 2016), Katharina Schulze: Die Grüne vom Verfassungsschutz Die Welt.
- ^ Katharina Schulze Landtag of Bavaria.
- ^ Lisa Schnell (February 15, 2017), Landtag: Die Grünen-Politikerin, der nie die Energie ausgeht Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ^ Kimberly Hagen (July 26, 2019), Katharina Schulze zeigt sich erstmals mit ihrem Freund! Abendzeitung.
- ^ Politik in Bayern: Grünen-Fraktionschefin Schulze ist Mutter geworden Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 21, 2021.