Rasha Nasr

Rasha Nasr (born 12 May 1992) is a Syrian-German politician of the Social Democratic Party.[1] She represents Saxony in the Bundestag.[2]

Rasha Nasr
Member of the Bundestag
for Saxony
Assumed office
26 September 2021
Constituency
Personal details
Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992
Dresden,Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partySPD
Alma materTU Dresden
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Nasr was born in Dresden to Syrian parents. She studied political science at the TU Dresden.

Political career

In the 2021 German federal election Nasr stood in the constituency of Dresden I but came in fourth place in candidate votes.But she came in first place in party votes.She was elected on the state list, becoming the first Saxon MP with an immigrant background.[3] In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the elections, she was part of her party's delegation in the working group on social policy, co-chaired by Dagmar Schmidt, Sven Lehmann and Johannes Vogel.[4]

References
  1. "More German MPs with a migrant background: Germany's 2021 election – the diverse lawmakers making history - Qantara.de". Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. mdr.de. "Das wollen junge sächsische Bundestagsabgeordnete von der Ampel-Koalition | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. "How people with migrant backgrounds remain underrepresented in German politics". The Local Germany. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
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