Draft:Valerie Wilms
Valerie Wilms is a retired German politician (previously Alliance 90/The Greens; unaffiliated since 2023). She was member of the Bundestag
Biography
[edit]Education and Career
[edit]Wilms was born on 22 January 1954 in Hannover. After her Abitur, she studied engineering and got her Diploma in 1977. In 1981 she got her Doctorate.[1]
From 1981 to 1983, Wilms worked as an engineer for construction in Hamburg. From 1983 to 2006 she was a technical supervisor at the Berufsgenossenschaft Bahnen. From 2004, she lectured at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences and additionally works as a freelance author since 2006.[1]
Political Work
[edit]- Wilms joined the Green Party in 2005[1]
- since 2006 spokesperson for the state working group on energy of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Schleswig-Holstein; [1]
- 2007 to 2008 spokesperson for the Pinneberg district executive of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen; [1]
- since 2008 spokesperson for the federal working group on energy of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen; [1]
- since 2008 member of the city council of the town of Wedel and deputy mayor of the town of Wedel. [1]
- since 2008 member of the Pinneberg district council and chairwoman of the committee for environment, safety and order; [1]
In 2023, she left the Green Party[3][4]
Private Life
[edit]Wilms is married and has two children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Deutscher Bundestag: Dr. Valerie Wilms, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Startseite – Valerie Wilms". valerie-wilms.de. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Jacobshagen, Inge (2023-06-04). "Schluss nach 18 Jahren: Valerie Wilms tritt bei den Grünen aus | SHZ". shz.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Büll, Frederik (2023-06-04). "Austritt: Ex-Bundestagsabgeordnete rechnet mit den Grünen ab". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-14.