Nela Riehl | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Germany |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamburg,Germany | 11 September 1985
Political party | Volt Europa |
Other political affiliations | Greens/EFA (European) [1] |
Nela Riehl (born 11 September 1985) is a German politician and teacher who is a Member of the European Parliament for Volt Germany,elected in the 2024 European parliament election. [2] [3]
Riehl resides in Hamburg and is of Ghanaian descent. [2] She was the only black candidate in Germany during the 2024 European elections. [4]
Until a week before the election she was still working at a secondary school in Hamburg. [4] Her top issues have been promoting diversity and aiming for net-zero emissions. [3] [5]
Upon entering the European Parliament,Riehl was elected Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education. [6]
On December 17,2024,she accused the song "Sigma Boy" by Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya (a musical child duo) of communicating "patriarchal and pro-Russian worldviews". [7] [8]