Electoral firsts in Germany

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This article lists electoral firsts in Germany.

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Women

First female chancellor

First female defence minister

First female health minister

First black woman MP

First Moroccan woman

LGBT

First gay Member of the Bundestag

First gay Vice-Chancellor

First lesbian Member of the Bundestag

First lesbian member of the Federal Cabinet

First bisexual Member of the Bundestag

First transsexual Member of the Bundestag

Ethnic minorities

First MPs of African descent

Senegalese

First MPs of Asian descent

Iranian

Korean

First MPs of European descent

Bosnian

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Awet Tesfaiesus</span> German politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaweh Mansoori</span> German politician

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