Stephanie Aeffner

Stephanie Aeffner (born 29 April 1976) is a German politician from Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a Member of the German Bundestag since 2021.

Early life

Aeffner hails from Frankfurt.

Medical career

In 2000 Aeffner began studying social pedagogy at the Heidelberg University of Applied Sciences, which she completed in 2006 as a qualified social worker. After working as a temporary worker in outpatient nursing, she worked from 2006 to 2009 as a quality manager in the Clinic for Surgery at the University Hospital Mannheim.

Political career

In the 2021 German federal election, Aeffner contested Pforzheim.[1] She came in fourth place, but was elected to the Bundestag on the state list.[2]

In parliament, Aeffner has since been serving on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.[3]

Personal life

Aeffner has been dependent on a wheelchair since 1999.[4]

References
  1. "Ergebnisse Pforzheim - Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "Gewählte in Landeslisten der Parteien in Baden-Württemberg - Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. Helmut Kleebank leitet den Beirat für nachhaltige Entwicklung Bundestag, press release of 16 March 2022.
  4. Germany, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart. "Behindertenbeauftragte für Baden-Württemberg: Rollstuhl – na und?". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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