Niklas Schenker

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Niklas Schenker
Niklas Schenker, Enteignungskonferenz von Deutsche Wohnen und Co. enteignen, der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung und dem Asta TU (52231921670) (cropped).jpg
Schenker in 2022
Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
Assumed office
4 November 2021
Personal details
Born1993
Berlin, Germany
Political party Die Linke

Niklas Schenker (born 1993 in Berlin) is a German political scientist and politician from Die Linke. He has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2021. [1]

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Life

Niklas Schenker was born and grew up in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. [2] He completed a bachelor's degree in social sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin and then completed a master's degree in political science at the Free University of Berlin. [3] He worked as a research assistant for Member of the German Bundestag Caren Lay. [4]

Political career

Schenker joined Die Linke in 2013. In the district assembly of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district, he served as parliamentary group leader of his party from October 2016 to October 2021. In the 2021 Berlin state election, he received a mandate via his party's state list. He was able to defend his seat in the House of Representatives in the repeat election in 2023. [5]

In the 2021-2026 legislative period, Schenker is the spokesman for rents, housing, public housing and housing subsidies, cycling and walking, and club culture for the Left Party as well as a member of the urban development, building and housing, mobility, culture and Europe committees and the subcommittee for participation management Investment controlling for construction investments. [6]

In the 2025 German federal election, he was the Die Linke candidate in Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf but was not elected. [7]

Political positions

Schenker supports the Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen and is committed to its rapid implementation following the successful referendum. [8] In an interview with the magazine Jacobin, he described the Berlin rent movement as the “most important coalition partner” in the red-green-red coalition. [9] He considers squatting to be a legitimate means of civil disobedience and calls for an end to the Berliner Linie  [ de ] policy. [10]

Schenker calls for further development of City West oriented towards the common good and speaks out against the construction of further high-rise buildings. [11]

References

  1. "Gewählte" . Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. "Über Mich - Zur Person Niklas Schenker — Niklas Schenker | Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses Berlin | Sprecher für Mieten und Wohnen, Öffentlichen Wohnungsbau, Rad- und Fußverkehr und Clubkultur" (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. "Porträt - Revoluzzer im Bezirk" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "Einladung: Wem gehört die Stadt? – Linksfraktion Bochum" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "Gewählte Wiederholungswahl zum 19. Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin am Sonntag, dem 12. Februar 2023 (Hauptwahl vom 26.09.2021) in Berlin". wahlen-berlin.de. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. "Niklas Schenker, MdA" (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. "Wahlkreis Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf: Wahlergebnisse der Bundestagswahl 2025 im Überblick". augsburger-allgemeine (in German). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  8. "Niklas Schenker (LINKE): Für bezahlbaren Neubau, mehr öffentlichen Bestand und Mietenregulierung" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. "»Unsere wichtigste Koalitionspartnerin ist die Mietenbewegung«" . Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. "Leerstehende Wohnungen in der Habersaathstraße durch den Bezirk beschlagnahmen" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. "City West gemeinwohlorientiert weiter planen" (in German). Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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