Ulle Schauws
{{Short description|German politician (born 1966)}}
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Ursula "Ulle" Schauws (born 30 April 1966) is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party.
Education and early career
Schauws studied history, politics and film studies. She worked as contributing editor and dramaturge for German film productions – including Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei –Jochen Lenzen (5 September 2013), [http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/ulle-schauws-politik-gegen-die-stromlinie-aid-1.3653921 Ulle Schauws – Politik gegen die Stromlinie] Rheinische Post. before becoming a social worker with SOS Children's Villages.Jochen Lenzen (5 September 2013), [http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/ulle-schauws-politik-gegen-die-stromlinie-aid-1.3653921 Ulle Schauws – Politik gegen die Stromlinie] Rheinische Post.
Political career
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Schauws has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2013 federal elections, representing the Krefeld II – Wesel II district. She successfully ran for re-election again in 2017, this time on the 11th place of the Green Party's list.
Since joining the parliament, Schauws has been serving on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, which appointed her as deputy chairperson in 2018. From 2014 until 2017, she was also a member of the Committee on Cultural and Media Affairs. Within her parliamentary group, she serves as spokesperson on women's issues.Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif and Laurenz Gehrke (5 June 2022), [https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-tackle-nazi-era-abortion-law-women-warn-growing-obstacle/ Germany tackles Nazi-era abortion law as women warn of growing obstacles] Politico Europe. Since 2022, she has been part of the Commission for the Reform of the Electoral Law and the Modernization of Parliamentary Work, co-chaired by Johannes Fechner and Nina Warken.[https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2022/kw14-pa-wahlrechtskommission-konstituierung-887588 Fechner und Warken leiten Kommission zur Reform des Wahlrechts] Bundestag, press release of 7 April 2022.
In addition to her committee assignments, Schauws has been serving as deputy chairwoman of the Southern African Parliamentary Friendship Group (since 2018).
In the negotiations to form a coalition government between the SPD, the Green Party and Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Schauws was part of her party's delegation in the working group on equality, co-chaired by Petra Köpping, Ricarda Lang and Herbert Mertin.Britt-Marie Lakämper (21 October 2021), [https://www.waz.de/politik/article233641303/koaltionsverhandlungen-spd-gruene-fdp-ampel-arbeitsgruppen.html SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition] Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Other activities
- Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future“ (EVZ), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[https://www.stiftung-evz.de/eng/the-foundation/board-of-trustees.html Board of Trustees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106071745/https://www.stiftung-evz.de/eng/the-foundation/board-of-trustees.html |date=6 January 2022 }} Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future".
- German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[https://www.dsw.org/parlamentarischer-beirat/ Advisory Board] German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Member
- Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Deputy Member of the Board of Trustees (–2022)[https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2022/kw22-de-wahl-gremien-894014 Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt] Bundestag, press release of 2 June 2022.
Personal life
References
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External links
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- [http://ulle-schauws.de/ Official website by Ulle Schauws]
- [http://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete18/biografien/S/schauws_ulle/259048 German Bundestag: Ursula Schauws]
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