Corinna Rüffer Explained

Corinna Rüffer
Office:	Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:	2017
Birth Date:	11 October 1975
Birth Place:	Osnabrück, West Germany
Party:	Greens
Nationality:	German

Corinna Rüffer (born 11 October 1975) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2013.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Rüffer studied political science and public law at the University of Trier (without a degree).

Political career

In 1999 Rüffer joined the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen party. She became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Trier constituency.^[2] In parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee on Petitions.^{[3] [4]} She also serves as her parliamentary group’s spokesperson for disability policy and citizens' affairs.^[5]

Other activities

• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Inklusionsfirmen (BAG IF), Member of the Advisory Board^[6]

External links

• • Bundestag biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corinna Rüffer Abgeordnetenwatch. www.abgeordnetenwatch.de. de. 16 March 2020.
2. Web site: Infos zur Person. Bundestagsfraktion. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. de-DE. 16 March 2020.
3. Web site: German Bundestag – Labour and Social Affairs. German Bundestag. en. 16 March 2020.
4. Web site: German Bundestag – Petitions. German Bundestag. en. 16 March 2020.
5. Web site: Die fachpolitischen SprecherInnen. Bundestagsfraktion. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. de-DE. 16 March 2020.
6. https://bag-if.de/beirat/ Advisory Board