Carmen Wegge

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Carmen Wegge
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Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born (1989-09-24) 24 September 1989 (age 35)
Hattingen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political party Social Democratic
Alma mater Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Carmen Wegge (born 24 September 1989) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

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Early life and education

Wegge was born 1989 in the West German town of Hattingen and studied law at the University of Munich. [1] During her studies, she lived in Barbados for three months. [2]

Political career

Wegge joined the SPD in 2005 and became member of the Bundestag in 2021, representing the Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech district.

In parliament, Wegge has since been serving on the Committee on Internal Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs. [3] In this capacity, she is her parliamentary group's rapporteur on the legalization of cannabis, gun control, explosives, cybercrime, surveillance instruments and powers, data protection, freedom of information, assisted suicide, gender equality, violence against women, and gender representation on corporate boards, among others. [4] Since the 2025 elections, she has been her parliamentary group's spokesperson on legal affairs and consumer protection. [5] She also serves on the parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the Highest Courts of Justice, namely the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), the Federal Labour Court (BAG), and the Federal Social Court (BSG). [6]

Within her parliamentary group, Wegge belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement. [7]

Together with Marco Wanderwitz, Till Steffen and Martina Renner, Wegge was one of the initiators of a 2024 cross-party initiative to request that the Federal Constitutional Court issue a ban of the far-right Alternative for Germany party. [8]

Other activities

Personal life

Wegge is married and has a child. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Setzwein, Christine (9 September 2021). "Die Wortgewaltige". Süddeutsche.de.
  2. ↑ Christine Setzwein (9 September 2021), SPD-Direktkandidatin Carmen Wegge: Die Wortgewaltige Süddeutsche Zeitung .
  3. ↑ Carmen Wegge Bundestag.
  4. ↑ Bundestag: Carmen Wegge für Cannabis zuständig Süddeutsche Zeitung , 13 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Jens Jordan and Lea Hensen (20 May 2025), Bundestag: Das sind die neuen Sprecher der SPD-Fraktion Vorwärts .
  6. ↑ Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt Bundestag, 27 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Members Parliamentary Left.
  8. ↑ Jan Petter, Severin Weiland and Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt (13 November 2024), Gruppe um CDU-Politiker Wanderwitz: 113 Abgeordnete reichen Antrag für AfD-Verbotsverfahren ein  Der Spiegel .
  9. ↑ Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt Bundestag, press release of 2 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Carmen Wegge Bundestag.
  11. ↑ Christine Setzwein (9 September 2021), SPD-Direktkandidatin Carmen Wegge: Die Wortgewaltige  Süddeutsche Zeitung .
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