Rasha Nasr

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Rasha Nasr
Member of the Bundestag
for Saxony
Assumed office
26 September 2021
Personal details
Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 31)
Dresden, Germany
Political party SPD
Alma mater TU Dresden
Occupation Politician

Rasha Nasr (born 12 May 1992) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party. [1] She represents Saxony in the Bundestag. [2]

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Early life

Nasr was born in Dresden to Syrian parents. She studied political science at the TU Dresden.

Political career

In the 2021 German federal election Nasr stood in the constituency of Dresden I but came in fourth place in candidate votes. She was elected on the state list, becoming the first Saxon MP with an immigrant background. [3] In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the elections, she was part of her party's delegation in the working group on social policy, co-chaired by Dagmar Schmidt, Sven Lehmann and Johannes Vogel. [4]

In parliament, Nasr has since been serving on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. [5] In this capacity, she is her parliamentary group's rapporteur on refugees and migrants. [6] Within her parliamentary group, she is part of working groups on social affairs and migration. [7]

Within her parliamentary group, Nasr belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement. [8]

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  4. Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung .
  5. Rasha Nasr Bundestag.
  6. Daniel Schrödel (3 February 2022), 100 Tage Bundestag Corona, Lohnlücken, Klimaschutz - viel zu tun für Sachsens Bundestagsabgeordnete Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk .
  7. Rasha Nasr SPD Parliamentary Group.
  8. Members Parliamentary Left.