Katharina Schulze Explained

Katharina Schulze
Office:Leader of the Alliance 90/The Greens group in the Landtag of Bavaria
Alongside:Ludwig Hartmann
Term Start:15 February 2017
Predecessor:Margarete Bause
Birth Date:1985 6, df=y
Birth Place:Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany
Nationality:German
Party:Alliance 90/The Greens

Katharina Elisabeth Schulze (born 20 June 1985) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the State Parliament of Bavaria (Landtag) since 2013. Along with Ludwig Hartmann, she was one of the two leading candidates of her party in the 2018 Bavarian state election. Since 2019, she has been part of her party's national leadership, under co-chairs Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck.

Early life and education

Schulze was born in Freiburg and grew up in Herrsching am Ammersee. Ahead of the 2008 United States presidential election, she was a volunteer for the campaign of the Democratic Party's candidate Barack Obama in Michigan.[1]

Political career

From 2010 to 2015, Schulze served as chairwoman of the Green Party in Munich.[2]

Schulze has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since the 2013 elections, representing Upper Bavaria. She has been serving as her parliamentary group's chair since 2017, succeeding Margarete Bause.[3] In addition, she has been a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (2015–2017) and the Committee on Municipal Affairs and Security (since 2013).[4] [5]

Other activities

Political positions

In 2010, Schulze opposed Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[8]

Personal life

Schulze has been in a relationship with fellow Green Party politician Danyal Bayaz since 2019.[9] In 2021, the couple's son was born.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Sarah Jäggi (April 17, 2019), Katharina Schulze: "Hey, ich versteh Sie!" Die Zeit.
  2. https://www.bayern.landtag.de/abgeordnete/abgeordnete-von-a-z/profil/katharina-schulze/ Katharina Schulze
  3. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/themen/reportage/landtagswahlkampf-in-bayern-mit-katharina-schulze-auf-dem-weg-nach-vorn-in-bayern/22803350.html Mit Katharina Schulze auf dem Weg nach vorn in Bayern
  4. https://www.bayern.landtag.de/abgeordnete/abgeordnete-von-a-z/profil/katharina-schulze/ Katharina Schulze
  5. Peter Issig (November 14, 2016), Katharina Schulze: Die Grüne vom Verfassungsschutz Die Welt.
  6. https://www.bayern.landtag.de/abgeordnete/abgeordnete-von-a-z/profil/katharina-schulze/ Katharina Schulze
  7. Web site: Foundation . Obama . Leaders Europe 2020 . 2024-05-28 . Obama Foundation . en.
  8. Lisa Schnell (February 15, 2017), Landtag: Die Grünen-Politikerin, der nie die Energie ausgeht Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  9. Kimberly Hagen (July 26, 2019), Katharina Schulze zeigt sich erstmals mit ihrem Freund! Abendzeitung.
  10. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bayern-gruene-schulze-bayaz-baby-1.5329190 Politik in Bayern: Grünen-Fraktionschefin Schulze ist Mutter geworden