Jessica Rosenthal | |
|---|---|
| Rosenthal in 2021 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
| Chairwoman of the Jusos | |
| Assumed office 8 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Kühnert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1992 |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Occupation | School teacher Politician |
Jessica Rosenthal (born 28 October 1992) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021,representing the Bonn district.
Rosenthal was born 1992 in Hameln. From 2011 to 2012 she served as a volunteer at Care Deutschland-Luxemburg in Bonn. [1] She studied teaching. [2]
Rosenthal joined the SPD,and therefore was automatically enrolled in the Young Socialists in the SPD (Jusos), [3] in 2013. In January 2021,she was elected chairwoman of Jusos. [4]
Rosenthal was elected to the Bundestag in 2021. [5] In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD,the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following elections,she was part of her party's delegation in the working group on education policy,co-chaired by Andreas Stoch,Felix Banaszak and Jens Brandenburg. [6]
In parliament,Rosenthal has since been serving on the Committee on Education,Research and Technology Assessment. [7] Within her own parliamentary group,she is part of a working group on migration and integration. [8]
Since January 2023,Rosenthal has been serving on an internal SPD commission on tax reform,co-chaired by Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil. [9]
In 2023,Rosenthal announced that she would not run again as chairwoman of the Jusos and instead focus on her pregnancy. [10]
Amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,Rosenthal opposed the Scholz government's effort to change Germany’s constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion). [14]