Jens Behrens
{{Short description|German politician (born 1978)}}
Jens Behrens (born 1978 in Erwitte) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party, who was elected to the 21st Bundestag in the 2025 Bundestag election on 23 February. Previously, he was active in local politics in and around Lippstadt.
Life
Jens Behrens was born on 12 June 1978 in Erwitte, where he graduated in 1998. After a year in the German Armed Forces (Military Service), he completed an apprenticeship at the Sparkasse of Lippstadt, which was followed by numerous further training courses. Since 2013{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-25 |language=de |title=Deutscher Bundestag - Jens Behrens |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/behrens_jens-1043618}} he has been the manager of this branch.{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-25 |language=de-DE |title=Jens Behrens › SPD Kreis Soest |url=https://www.spd-kreis-soest.de/personen/jens-behrens/}}
Political career
Behrens joined the SPD in 2013 and was deputy chairman of the local association of the SPD Overhagen (village in Lippstadt) from 2014. From 2014 to 2020, he was also the mayor of the district. In 2016, Behrens became chairman of the city association of the SPD Lippstadt and was elected to the city council two years later, where he was parliamentary group chairman for several years. Since 2022, he has been head of the Soest district association.
In the 2025 Bundestag election, Behrens ran to succeed Wolfgang Hellmich in the Bundestag constituency of Soest, where he received 42,543 votes (22.5%) and was clearly defeated by Oliver Pöpsel of the CDU who received 70,482 votes (37.3%), respectively.{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-25 |date=2025-02-23 |language=de |title=Oliver Pöpsel (CDU) holt meiste Stimmen in Wahlkreis 145: Soest - Ergebnisse der Bundestagswahl im Detail |url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/bundestagswahl-2025/wahlkreise-nrw-ergebnisse-wk145-100.html}} After initial uncertainties, he was able to enter the Bundestag by being placed 19th on his party's state list.{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-25 |title=Wahlkrimi um SPD-Kandidat Jens Behrens: Drei aus dem Kreis für Berlin |url=https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/politik/wahlkrimi-um-spd-kandidat-jens-behrens-drei-aus-dem-kreis-f%C3%BCr-berlin/ar-AA1zFEFr}}{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-25 |date=2025-02-10 |language=de |title=Bundestagskandidaten-Check: Volle Kraft für die Wirtschaft |url=https://www.soester-anzeiger.de/lokales/kreis-soest/bundestagskandidaten-kreis-soest-wahlkreis-145-jens-behrens-spd-potraet-volle-kraft-fuer-die-wirtschaft-93564045.html}}{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-25 |date=2025-02-23 |language=de |title=Oliver Pöpsel (CDU) holt meiste Stimmen in Wahlkreis 145: Soest - Ergebnisse der Bundestagswahl im Detail |url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/bundestagswahl-2025/wahlkreise-nrw-ergebnisse-wk145-100.html}}{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-25 |date=2025-02-23 |language=de |title=Der Wahlkampf als Kandidaten-Ehefrau: "Die letzten Wochen waren anstrengend" |url=https://www.soester-anzeiger.de/lokales/kreis-soest/der-bundestags-wahlkampf-als-ehefrau-simone-behrens-jens-spd-kreis-soest-93589259.html}}
His political priorities include infrastructure and the economy.
Memberships
Behrens is a member of ver.di and is the managing director of the Bürgerring Overhagen.
Private Life
Behrens is married and has two sons.
External links
- [https://www.spdfraktion.de/abgeordnete/behrens Biography on the SPD's website]
- [https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/behrens_jens-1043618 Biography on the Bundestag's website]