Julia Verlinden
Julia Verlinden (born 18 January 1979) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony since 2017.[1]
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Julia Verlinden in 2013 | |
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Born | Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany (now Germany) | 18 January 1979
Nationality | German |
Political party | Greens |
Alma mater | University of Lüneburg |
Early life and career
Verlinden grew up near Cologne. She studied environmental sciences at the University of Lüneburg from 1998 to 2005 and graduated with a diploma. From 2006 to December 2012 she was a research associate at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Dessau. From January 2013 until she moved to the Bundestag in October 2013, she headed the Energy Efficiency Division at the Federal Environment Agency.
Political career
Verlinden became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election.[2] In parliament, she is a member of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy.[3] She serves as her parliamentary group's spokesperson for energy policy.[4]
Other activities
- Federal Bioenergy Association (BBE), Member of the Advisory Board
- German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (since 2018)[5]
- German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
- German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
References
- "Julia Verlinden | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Infos zur Person". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- "German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Die fachpolitischen SprecherInnen". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- Parliamentary Advisory Board German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF).
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)