Niklas Schenker
{{Short description|German politician (born 1993)}}
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Niklas Schenker (born 1993 in Berlin) is a German political scientist and politician from Die Linke. He has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2021.{{cite web|access-date=2021-11-29|title=Gewählte|url=https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BE2021/AFSPRAES/gewaehlte.html}}
Life
Niklas Schenker was born and grew up in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.{{cite web|access-date=2022-05-14|language=de-DE|title=Über Mich - Zur Person Niklas Schenker — Niklas Schenker {{!}} Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses Berlin {{!}} Sprecher für Mieten und Wohnen, Öffentlichen Wohnungsbau, Rad- und Fußverkehr und Clubkultur|url=https://www.niklasschenker.de/ueber-mich}} He completed a bachelor's degree in social sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin and then completed a master's degree in political science at the Free University of Berlin.{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-04|language=de|title=Porträt - Revoluzzer im Bezirk|url=https://www.freitag.de/autoren/johanna-montanari/revoluzzer-im-bezirk}} He worked as a research assistant for Member of the German Bundestag Caren Lay.{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-04|language=de-DE|title=Einladung: Wem gehört die Stadt? – Linksfraktion Bochum|url=https://www.linksfraktionbochum.de/2019/05/bochum-wem-gehoert-die-stadt/}}
Political career
Schenker joined Die Linke in 2013. In the district assembly of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district, he served as parliamentary group leader of his party from October 2016 to October 2021. In the 2021 Berlin state election, he received a mandate via his party's state list. He was able to defend his seat in the House of Representatives in the repeat election in 2023.{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-03|date=2023-02-12|title=Gewählte Wiederholungswahl zum 19. Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin am Sonntag, dem 12. Februar 2023 (Hauptwahl vom 26.09.2021) in Berlin|url=https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BE2023/AFSPRAES/agh/gewaehlte.html|website=wahlen-berlin.de}}
In the 2021-2026 legislative period, Schenker is the spokesman for rents, housing, public housing and housing subsidies, cycling and walking, and club culture for the Left Party as well as a member of the urban development, building and housing, mobility, culture and Europe committees and the subcommittee for participation management Investment controlling for construction investments.{{cite web|access-date=2022-05-14|language=de|title=Niklas Schenker, MdA|url=https://www.linksfraktion.berlin/abgeordnete/niklas-schenker/}}
In the 2025 German federal election, he was the Die Linke candidate in Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf but was not elected.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Wahlkreis Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf: Wahlergebnisse der Bundestagswahl 2025 im Überblick |url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/politik/ergebnisse-berlin-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf-bundestagswahl-2025-die-wahlergebnisse-im-ueberblick-25-2-25-104565657 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=augsburger-allgemeine |language=de}}
Political positions
Schenker supports the Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen and is committed to its rapid implementation following the successful referendum.{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-04|language=de-DE|title=Niklas Schenker (LINKE): Für bezahlbaren Neubau, mehr öffentlichen Bestand und Mietenregulierung|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx0j4Ulk8Zs}} In an interview with the magazine Jacobin, he described the Berlin rent movement as the “most important coalition partner” in the red-green-red coalition.{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-04|title=»Unsere wichtigste Koalitionspartnerin ist die Mietenbewegung«|url=https://jacobin.de/artikel/unsere-wichtigste-koalitionspartnerin-ist-die-mietenbewegung-interview-niklas-schenker-berlin-regierung-linke-enteignen-volksentscheid-giffey-wohnen/}} He considers squatting to be a legitimate means of civil disobedience and calls for an end to the {{Ill|Berliner Linie|lt=Berliner Linie|de}} policy.{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-04|language=de|title=Leerstehende Wohnungen in der Habersaathstraße durch den Bezirk beschlagnahmen|url=https://www.linksfraktion.berlin/aktuelles/presse/detail/news/leerstehende-wohnungen-in-der-habersaathstrasse-durch-den-bezirk-beschlagnahmen/}}
Schenker calls for further development of City West oriented towards the common good and speaks out against the construction of further high-rise buildings.{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-04|language=de|title=City West gemeinwohlorientiert weiter planen|url=https://www.linksfraktion-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf.de/aktuelles/meldungen/detail/news/city-west-gemeinwohlorientiert-weiter-planen/}}
References
External links
- [https://www.niklasschenker.de/ Niklas Schenkers Website]
- [https://www.linksfraktion.berlin/abgeordnete/niklas-schenker/ Niklas Schenker bei der Abgeordnetenhausfraktion Die Linke]
- [https://www.linksfraktion-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf.de/fraktion/ehemalige/niklas-schenker/ Niklas Schenker bei der Linksfraktion Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf]
- [https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/niklas-schenker Niklas Schenker bei abgeordnetenwatch.de]
See also
- List of members of the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (2021–2023)
- List of members of the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (2023–2026)
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