Anna Lührmann (born 14 June 1983) is a German political scientist and politician of

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who has been serving as a member of the

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since the

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. In addition to her work in parliament, she has been

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at the

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in the

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since 8 December 2021. Lührmann became the youngest-ever member of the Bundestag in 2002, as well as the youngest member of Parliament in the world. As an academic, she later served as the deputy director of the

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and assistant professor at the

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. She returned to politics in 2021, representing the

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constituency in the Bundestag.

Early life and political career

Born in

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, then part of

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, Lührmann first became involved in Germany's Green Party at thirteen and her election came after a fast career in the youth organisation '' Grün-Alternatives Jugendbündnis''.

Member of the German Parliament, 2002–2009

In Parliament, Lührmann served on the Budget Committee from 2004 until 2009. In this capacity, she was her parliamentary group's

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on the annual budget of Germany of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, the

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, and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology.

Academic career

Lührmann began studying political sciences at

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, where she obtained her BA, followed by a MSc in Gender and Peace Studies from Ahfad University for Women (Sudan), and a MA in Research Training in Social Sciences from

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. In 2015, she received her PhD from Humboldt University. In August 2015, she joined the V-Demo Institute at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, as Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Lührmann's research interests include democratic resilience, autocracy, elections, regime legitimacy, and democracy aid and the United Nations. From 2009 until 2011, Lührmann advised the

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in Sudan on electoral and parliamentary issues. She is lead author of UNDP's handbook ''Enhancing Youth Political Participation Throughout the Electoral Cycle A Good Practice Guide'', which was published in 2013.

Return to politics

Lührmann has been a member of the German Bundestag again since the 2021 federal election. Following the formation of the government of

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(

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( Minister for Foreign Affairs) appointed her

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at the

. In this capacity, she represents the German government in the General Affairs Council and the

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. In October 2023, Lührmann participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Scholz and

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Other activities

* Jacques Delors Centre at

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, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022) * Tarabya Cultural Academy, Ex-Officio Chair of the Advisory Board (since 2022) * Franco-German Institute Ludwigsburg (dfi), Ex-Officio Member of the Executive Committee (since 2021) * Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Ex-Officio Chair of the International Advisory Board (since 2021) * Project Adjust,

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, Member of the Advisory Board * German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member * European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), Member of the Advisory Board * German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), Member of the Board of Trustees (2007–2008)DBU aktuell - Nr. 10 , Oktober 2007: Neu im DBU-Kuratorium
German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU). *

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(DSW), Member of the Board of Trustees (2002–2005)

Political positions

Lührmann belongs to the moderate wing of Germany's Green Party.

References

External links

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Germany's youngest MP to take seat for Greens at 19

Enhancing Youth Political Participation Throughout the Electoral Cycle – A Good Practice Guide , Library , Youthpolicy.org

Researchers , V-Dem

Anna Lührmann , Berlin Graduate School of Social Science
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