Jana Schimke (born 6 September 1979) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who is a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament (federal election 2021).
Jana Schimke | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1979 Cottbus, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and career
editSchimke was born in Cottbus, Germany. A political scientist,[1] she worked as an intern in the Bundestag from 2002 to 2006.[1] She also worked for the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) from 2008 until 2013.[1]
Political career
editAt the general election in September 2013, Schimke unexpectedly[1] gained the constituency of Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I from the Social Democratic Party. From 2013 to 2021, she served on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, where she was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on temporary employment and the situation in the East German states. In addition to her committee assignments, she is the chairwoman of the German-Spanish Parliamentary Friendship Group. Within the CDU/CSU, she is a member of MIT, its pro-business wing.
Since 2015, Schimke has been serving as deputy chairwoman of the CDU in Brandenburg, under the leadership of chairman Ingo Senftleben. In 2019, she was appointed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community to serve on the committee that oversaw the preparations for the 30th anniversary of German reunification.[2]
Since 2021, Schimke has been serving as chairwoman of the Committee on Tourism.[3]
Other activities
editRegulatory agencies
edit- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board
Corporate boards
edit- Michels Kliniken, Member of the Advisory Board
Non-profit organizations
edit- German Red Cross (DRK), Brandenburg Chapter, Member of the Presidium
- McDonald's Kinderhilfe Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
Political positions
editSchimke was one of only five CDU parliamentarians who voted against the government's draft law on introducing a national minimum wage for the first time in Germany's history in July 2014.[4]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats' leadership election in 2018, Schimke publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[5]
In 2020, Schimke opposed plans to introduce a mandatory quota aimed at achieving equal representation of women within the CDU's regional and national governing bodies by 2025.[6][7]
Recognition
editFollowing her election, Schimke was named "Miss Bundestag" in poll conducted by BILD newspaper in 2013.[8]
Personal life
editAt the time of her election, Schimke was living with her partner in Nuthetal.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Plötzlich Abgeordnete, Märkische Allgemeine, 24 September 2013
- ^ 30 Jahre Friedliche Revolution und Deutsche Einheit Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, press release of 3 April 2019.
- ^ Andreas Apetz and Thomas Kaspar (October 22, 2021), Neuaufstellung der Union: Spahn ist jetzt Stellvertreter des Fraktionsvorsitzenden Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 13 December 2021.
- ^ Stefan von Borstel (3 July 2014), Helden und Maulhelden beim Mindestlohn Die Welt.
- ^ Schimke: "CDU hat kein Interesse an vorgezogenen Neuwahlen"[permanent dead link] Inforadio, 7 December 2018.
- ^ Andreas Rinke (8 July 2020), Merkel's Christian Democrats aim to fill half key party posts with women by 2025 Reuters.
- ^ Florian Gathmann (8 July 2020), Frauenquote: CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete kritisieren Quotenbeschluss Der Spiegel.
- ^ Jana Schimke, die neue Miss Bundestag aus Brandenburg, Berliner Morgenpost, 24 October 2013