Sven Lehmann
{{Short description|German politician (born 1979)}}
{{For|the Swiss soccer player|Sven Lehmann (footballer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sven Lehmann
| office = Member of the Bundestag
| image = Sven Lehmann (2022), Foto- Nils Leon Brauer.jpg
| caption = Lehmann in 2022
| term_start = 2017
| term_end =
| office2 = Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity
| term_start2 = 2021
| term_end2 =
| office3 = Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
| term_start3 = 2021
| term_end3 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|14}}
| birth_place = Troisdorf, West Germany
| party = Greens
| nationality = German
| children =
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list |University of Cologne |Aix-Marseille University}}
| occupation =
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Sven Lehmann (born 14 December 1979) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/sven-lehmann|title=Sven Lehmann {{!}} Abgeordnetenwatch|website=www.abgeordnetenwatch.de|language=de|access-date=16 March 2020}}
In addition to his parliamentary work, Lehmann has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and as the Federal Government's Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity (nicknamed the "Queer Commissioner") in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021.[https://www.ksta.de/politik/koelner-im-bundestag-sven-lehmann-wird-neuer-staatssekretaer-im-familienministerium-39181622?cb=1639000670535& Kölner im Bundestag: Sven Lehmann wird neuer Staatssekretär im Familienministerium] Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 2 December 2021.Tilmann Warnecke (5 Januar 2022), [https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/queerspiegel/neu-geschaffenes-amt-bundesregierung-beruft-sven-lehmann-zum-queer-beauftragten/27948460.html Neu geschaffenes Amt: Bundesregierung beruft Sven Lehmann zum Queer-Beauftragten] Der Tagesspiegel.
Early life and career
Lehmann grew up in Troisdorf in the Rhein-Sieg district in then-West Germany. In 1999 he graduated from the Gymnasium zum Altenforst in Troisdorf. In 1999 he began his studies of political science, Romance studies and education in Cologne and Aix-en-Provence, which he completed in 2006 as Magister Artium (M.A.).
From 2005 to 2007 Lehmann headed the constituency office of Kerstin Müller, a member of the Bundestag in Cologne. From 2007 he worked for the Rhineland Regional Council, most recently in occupational health management.
Political career
From 2010 to 2018, Lehmann served as co-chair of the Green Party in North Rhine-Westphalia, alongside Monika Düker (2010–2014) and Mona Neubaur (2014–2018).Detlev Hüwel (4 April 2016), [https://rp-online.de/politik/sven-lehmann----zieht-es-in-den-bundestag_aid-19823783 Sven Lehmann . . . zieht es in den Bundestag] Rheinische Post.[https://rp-online.de/nrw/landespolitik/nrw-landesparteitag-2018-die-gruenen-bestaetigen-doppelspitze-mona-neubaur-und-felix-banaszak_aid-23451093 Landesparteitag: NRW-Grüne bestätigen Doppelspitze Neubaur und Banaszak] Rheinische Post, 16 June 2018.
Lehmann became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election, representing the Cologne II district.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/abgeordnete/infos-zur-person|title=Infos zur Person|last=Bundestagsfraktion|first=Bündnis 90/Die Grünen|website=Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen|language=de-DE|access-date=16 March 2020}} From 2018 until 2021, he was a member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a11|title=German Bundestag – Labour and Social Affairs|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=16 March 2020}} He also served as his parliamentary group’s spokesman for queer politics and for social policy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/fraktion/die-fachpolitischen-sprecherinnen|title=Die fachpolitischen SprecherInnen|last=Bundestagsfraktion|first=Bündnis 90/Die Grünen|website=Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen|language=de-DE|access-date=16 March 2020}} Within his parliamentary group, coordinated the Trade Union and Social Advisory Council.
Lehmann has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth since December 8, 2021. On January 5, 2022 the Federal Government appointed him as Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity.{{Cite tweet |number=1478710308038451201 |user=svenlehmann |title=Die Bundesregierung hat mich heute zum Beauftragten für die Akzeptanz sexueller und geschlechtlicher Vielfalt ernannt! |access-date=28 July 2023}}
In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Green Party under Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hendrik Wüst following the 2022 state elections, Lehmann was part of his party’s delegation in the working group on equality, women, families, children and youth.[https://gruene-nrw.de/2022/05/gruene-benennen-team-fuer-koalitionsverhandlungen/ GRÜNE benennen Team für Koalitionsverhandlungen] Grüne NRW, press release of 31 May 2022.
Other activities
- Stiftung Lesen, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[https://www.stiftunglesen.de/ueber-uns/die-stiftung/organisation/kuratorium Board of Trustees] Stiftung Lesen.
- Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[http://mh-stiftung.de/kuratorium-2/ Board of Trustees] Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation.
Political positions
Within the Green Party, Lehmann is considered to be part of its left wing.Gerhard Voogt (4 October 2017), [https://www.ksta.de/nrw/nordrhein-westfalen-gruenen-chef-sven-lehmann-kuendigt-rueckzug-von-parteispitze-an-28528156 Nordrhein-Westfalen: Grünen-Chef Sven Lehmann kündigt Rückzug von Parteispitze an] Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
Referring to Women's Declaration International, Lehmann said "they are not women's rights advocates, they are transphobes."{{cite web |title=Plenarprotokoll 19/229 Deutscher Bundestag |url=https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/843228/e7bdd113f0a25fec02ef7c61d2dcdda3/19229-data.xml |publisher=Bundestag |access-date=28 August 2022}}
In a podcast interview on online dating Lehmann remarked how actively Grindr was being used during parliament sessions, and how it relates to his work.{{cite web |title=Sven Lehmann: "Grindr ist auch Arbeit" |url=https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=43779|language=de |trans-title=Grindr is also work"}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://www.sven-lehmann.eu/}} {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.bundestag.de/en/members/521536-521536 Bundestag biography] {{in lang|en}}
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