Jana Schimke
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
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Assumed office 2013 | |
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6 September 1979 Cottbus, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 1 |
Jana Schimke (born Cottbus, Germany, 6 September 1979) is a German politician who represents the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.
Early life and career
A political scientist,[1] Schimke worked as an intern in the Bundestag from 2002 to 2006.[1] She also worked for the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) from 2008 until 2013.[1]
Political career
At the general election in September 2013, Schimke unexpectedly[1] gained the constituency of Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I from the Social Democratic Party. She has since been serving on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, where she is her parliamentary group's rapporteur on the situation in the East German states. In addition to her committee assignments, she is the chairwoman of the German-Spanish Parliamentary Friendship Group. Within the CDU/CSU, she is a member of MIT, its pro-business wing.
Following her election, Schimke was named "Miss Bundestag" in a parliamentary beauty pageant.[2]
Since 2015, Schimke has been serving as deputy chairwoman of the CDU in Brandenburg.
Other activities
Regulatory agencies
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board
Corporate boards
- Michels Kliniken, Member of the Advisory Board
Non-profit organizations
- German Red Cross (DRK), Brandenburg Chapter, Member of the Presidium
- McDonald’s Kinderhilfe Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
Political positions
Schimke was one of only five CDU parliamentarians who voted against the government’s draft law on introducing a national minimum wage for the first time in Germany’s history in July 2014.[3] In June 2017, she voted against Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.[4]
Personal life
At the time of her election, Schimke was living with her partner in Nuthetal.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Plötzlich Abgeordnete, Märkische Allgemeine, 24 September 2013
- ↑ Jana Schimke, die neue Miss Bundestag aus Brandenburg, Berliner Morgenpost, 24 October 2013
- ↑ Stefan von Borstel (July 3, 2014), Helden und Maulhelden beim Mindestlohn Die Welt.
- ↑ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
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