Maja Wallstein Explained

Maja Wallstein
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2021
Birth Date:1986 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Cottbus, East Germany
Party:SPD
Nationality:German

Maja Scarlett Wallstein (born 18 March 1986) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

Early life and career

Wallstein was born 1986 in the East German city of Cottbus and studied Polonistics at the University of Potsdam[1] and the Jagiellonian University.[2]

Wallstein worked as parliamentary advisor at the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017 and as advisor on political communications and research policy at the Helmholtz Association from 2018 to 2020.[3]

Political career

Wallstein became a member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections, representing the Cottbus – Spree-Neiße district.[3] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[3] She is her parliamentary group’s spokesperson on research policy.

Within her parliamentary group, Wallstein is part of a working group on strategies against right-wing extremism.[4]

Other activities

Notes and References

  1. Dominik Lenze (19 October 2022), Studierende sorgen sich wegen Energiekrise: Niemand soll im Hörsaal bibbern müssen Der Tagesspiegel.
  2. Web site: Maja Wallstein SPD. www.zeit.de.
  3. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/W/wallstein_maja-860470 Maja Wallstein
  4. https://www.spdfraktion.de/abgeordnete/wallstein Maja Wallstein
  5. https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2022/kw41-de-wahlen-912996 Wahlen zu Gremien
  6. https://bundesstiftung-friedensforschung.de/stiftungsrat/ Board of Trustees