Sandra Detzer (born 21 April 1980) is a German politician of the
Alliance 90/The Greens
Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (for ...
who has been serving as
Member of the Bundestag
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since the
2021 elections, representing the
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 88,000 inhabitants. It is ...
district.
Early life and education
Detzer was born in Munich as the daughter of a dentist and a teacher and graduated from high school there in 1999. She then studied political science and economics at the
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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from 1999 to 2005. From 2006 to 2010, she completed her doctorate at the
University of Heidelberg
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on the topic of fiscal decentralization in
Germany's federal states. She subsequently worked as a research assistant to
Uwe Wagschal
Uwe Wagschal (born 28 March 1966 in Lauffen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg) is a German political scientist.
Education
Wagschal studied political science and economics at the University of Heidelberg. Magister Artium in political science and econo ...
on the topic of the consolidation of
government budget
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s.
Early career
From 2011 until 2016, Detzer worked as advisor on financial and economic policy to the Green Party's
parliamentary group
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Parliamenta ...
at the
State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg.
Political career
Career in state politics
From 2016 to 2021, Detzer co-chaired the Green Party in Baden-Württemberg, alongside
Oliver Hildenbrand
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. Under her leadership, the board decided on the expulsion of
Boris Palmer
Boris Erasmus Palmer (born 28 May 1972) is a German politician and former member of the Green Party. He has been mayor of Tübingen since January 2007. From March 2001 to May 2007, he was a member of the Baden-Württemberg Landtag, the State pa ...
from the party in 2021.
In the negotiations to form a
coalition government under the leadership of
Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann
Winfried Kretschmann (born 17 May 1948) is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg since 2011. A member of the Alliance '90/Greens, he was President of the Bundesrat and ''ex officio'' deputy to the President of ...
following the
2021 state elections, Detzer led her party's delegation in the working group on climate, environmental policy and energy; her co-chair from the CDU was
Andreas Jung
Andreas Jung (born 13 May 1975) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2005.
Since 2022, Jung has been one of five d ...
.
Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present
In parliament, Detzer has been serving on the Finance Committee and the Committee on Economic Affairs since 2021. Since 2023, she has been her parliamentary group’s spokesperson for economic affairs.
Other activities
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Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)
Members of the Advisory Board
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA)
References
Living people
1980 births
Politicians from Munich
Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025
Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens
Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg
German environmentalists
21st-century German women politicians
Female members of the Bundestag
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