Saskia Ludwig

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Saskia Ludwig
MdL
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Ludwig in 2011
Member of the Bundestag
for Brandenburg
In office
3 December 2019  26 October 2021

Saskia Ludwig (born 23 May 1968) is a German politician.

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Born in Potsdam, in the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany, she represents the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg since 2019. [1] She is a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs. [2] She is also a member of the conservative Berliner Kreis, [3] a sub-group of the Christian Democratic Union.

Controversies

In 2025, Ludwig campaigned against the election of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf as a constitutional judge. Following highly questionable allegations of plagiarism against Brosius-Gersdorf, she demanded that she temporarily suspend her teaching position at the University of Potsdam. [4]

In an open letter, over 280 respected lawyers and academics protested against such actions, writing: "Statements by individual members of the Bundestag that their university should take action against Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf based on these positions represent an attack on academic freedom itself." [4]

After the failed election, Saskia Ludwig warned the government led by her party against re-nominating lawyer Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf: “She was and is not eligible for election at any time.” [5]

References

  1. "Dr. Saskia Ludwig". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "Über uns – Berliner Kreis" (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 ""Durch Unkenntnis geprägt": Jura-Professoren kritisieren Umgang mit Brosius-Gersdorf". Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. "CDU-Politikerin kritisiert mögliche Wiederwahl von Verfassungsrichterin". www.dts-nachrichtenagentur.de (in German). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.