Franziska Mascheck (born 4 February 1979 in Dresden) [1] is a German dancer, social worker and politician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and since 2021, a member of the German parliament, the Bundestag.
Franziska Mascheck (born 4 February 1979 in Dresden) [1] is a German dancer, social worker and politician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and since 2021, a member of the German parliament, the Bundestag.
Mascheck was born 1979 in the East German city of Dresden and grew up with her two siblings in Schwedt/Oder. [2] She is of Protestant denomination. [1] She is a granddaughter of the aerodynamics scientist Hans-Joachim Mascheck and a descendant of the founders of the dye works Oskar Mascheck, known in Saxony. She became member of the Bundestag in 2021. [3]
In 1996, Mascheck completed her secondary education at Albert Schweitzer Gymnasium in Schwed/Order. She then completed a four-year ballet degree at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden, in 2001. [3] From 2001 to 2006, she was a freelance dancer and dance teacher in Berlin. [3] Following that, she worked as a dancer in New York City and Austin, Texas. [2]
Mascheck returned to Germany, and founded the children's and youth dance theater, Tanzbasis, in Berlin. She was the artistic director and managing director from 2006 to 2011. [3]
In 2016, she moved with her husband, the mime artist Marc Mascheck, and their four children to Linda, where they bought a four-sided farm and founded KulturGut Linda e.V.. [2]
From 2014 to 2018, Mascheck studied social work at the Catholic University of Social Sciences in Berlin, where she earned a bachelor's degree. [4] Subsequently, she earned a Master of Social Work degree from Mittweida University of Applied Sciences in 2021. [3] She is also a trained Montessori teacher. [2]
Mascheck has held a seat on the local council in Kohren-Sahlis and the Frohburg city council since 2019. [5] [6] She is involved in the town twinning of Kohren-Sahlis with Montottone, Italy. [7]
In 2021, Mascheck was elected deputy district chair of the SPD in the Leipzig district together with Carlo Hohnstedter. [8] Most recently, she has worked freelance for the Children and Youth Foundation of Saxony. She also completed a master’s degree in social work at the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences from 2018 to 2021. [1] [2]
In the 2021 federal election, Mascheck ran in the federal electoral district Leipzig-Land (154) and received 20% of the first votes as the third-place finisher. She entered the 20th German Bundestag via 8th place on the state list of the SPD Saxony. [9] She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021 and is a full member of the Committee for Housing, Urban Development, Construction and Municipalities. [10]
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