Simone Barrientos

Simone Barrientos (born 5 October 1963) is a German politician. Born in Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, she represents The Left. Simone Barrientos has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017.[1]

Simone Barrientos
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1963-10-05) 5 October 1963
Eisleben, East Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyThe Left

Life

Barrientos grew up in Neustrelitz as the child of a single mother who was a dancer with the folklore ensemble of the GDR and the Friedrich-Wolf-Theater in Neustrelitz. She was also looked after in state nurseries and in a Catholic children's home. After attending school, she first learned the profession of an industrial electrician at the Deutsche Reichsbahn. At the age of 17 she gave birth to a son whose father had left for the "West". She completed a further apprenticeship as a commercial advertiser. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in the GDR, she worked in various sectors until 2008: as a draftswoman, interpreter, in a casting office and in film production. From 2008 to 2017, she managed the publishing house Kulturmaschinen as a publisher. She became member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election.[2] She is a member of the Committee for Culture and Media.[3] She is spokesperson for cultural policy for her parliamentary group.[4]

References
  1. Bundestag, Fraktion DIE LINKE im. "Profil". Fraktion DIE LINKE. im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Simone Barrientos | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "German Bundestag – Cultural and Media Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. Bundestag, Fraktion DIE LINKE im. "SprecherInnen". Fraktion DIE LINKE. im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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