Joschka Langenbrinck (born 30 April 1985) is a German politician, currently serving as Member of the

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since 27 October 2011 representing the Neukölln 3 constituency for the

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Education

Langenbrinck was born in

Willich Willich () is a town in the district of Viersen (district), Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is 20 km west of Düsseldorf, 14 km north of Mönchengladbach, 10 km south of Krefeld, about 30 kilometres east of Germany–Netherlands b ...

in the state of

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. He received his ''

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'' from the St. Bernhard Gymnasium and then studied

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at the

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, graduating with a diploma. While at university, Langenbrinck was active in

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, serving as a member of the

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(student committee).

Political career

After completing his education, Langenbrinck was employed on the staff of several German politicians. He has held various roles within the SPD, including terms as Deputy Chair and Spokesperson of the Neukölln SPD. He is a member of a number of local and political organisations and trade unions, including

ver.di (''Verdi'' (stylized as ''ver.di''; �vɛʁdiː; English: ''United Services Trade Union'') is a German trade union based in Berlin, Germany. It was established on 19 March 2001 as the result of a merger of five individual unions and is a m ...

. In the 2011 election Langenbrinck was elected to represent the Neukölln 3 constituency. He has taken a particular interested in education, asking 300 questions to the Education Department, attracting criticism from the Education Secretary, a member of his own party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Langenbrinck, Joschka Living people 1985 births German political scientists Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin People from Willich University of Potsdam alumni Politicians from North Rhine-Westphalia