Maja Wallstein

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Maja Wallstein
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Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 39)
Cottbus, East Germany
(now Germany)
Political party SPD
Alma mater

Maja Scarlett Wallstein (born 18 March 1986) 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 career

Wallstein was born 1986 in the East German city of Cottbus and studied Polonistics at the University of Potsdam [1] and the Jagiellonian University. [2]

Wallstein worked as parliamentary advisor at the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017 and as advisor on political communications and research policy at the Helmholtz Association from 2018 to 2020. [3]

Political career

Wallstein became a member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections, representing the Cottbus – Spree-Neiße district. [3] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment. [3] She is her parliamentary group’s spokesperson on research policy.

Within her parliamentary group, Wallstein is part of a working group on strategies against right-wing extremism. [4]

Wallstein failed to retain her direct mandate in the 2025 election, but entered the new Bundestag as the SPD's second list member for Brandenburg.

Other activities

References

  1. ↑ Dominik Lenze (19 October 2022), Studierende sorgen sich wegen Energiekrise: Niemand soll im Hörsaal bibbern müssen Der Tagesspiegel .
  2. ↑ "Maja Wallstein SPD". www.zeit.de.
  3. 1 2 3 Maja Wallstein Bundestag.
  4. ↑ Maja Wallstein SPD Group in the German Parliament.
  5. ↑ Wahlen zu Gremien Bundestag, 13 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Board of Trustees German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).
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