Wiebke Esdar
German politician
Wiebke Esdar (born 11 February 1984) is a German psychologist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 election, when she won the constituency of Bielefeld – Gütersloh II with 33.2% of the votes.
Early life and education
Esdar was born in Bielefeld. She studied psychology, social sciences and history at Bielefeld University and received her PhD degree in psychology in 2015.
Political career
Career in local politics
Esdar has been a member of the SPD since 2005 and became the chairwoman of the SPD in Bielefeld in 2016.
Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present
Esdar has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing Bielefeld and Gütersloh. In parliament, served on the Finance Committee and the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment from 2018 to 2021. In this capacity, she was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on universities. Since 2021, she has been part of the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee. In 2022, she also joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany’s armed forces.
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