Electoral firsts in Germany
This article lists electoral firsts in Germany.
Women
[edit]First female chancellor
[edit]- Angela Merkel in 2005
First female defence minister
[edit]- Ursula von der Leyen in 2013
First female health minister
[edit]- Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt in 1961
- Awet Tesfaiesus in 2021[1]
First Moroccan woman
[edit]- Sanae Abdi in 2021[2]
LGBT
[edit]First gay Member of the Bundestag
[edit]- Herbert Rusche in 1985
First gay Vice-Chancellor
[edit]- Guido Westerwelle in 2009
First lesbian Member of the Bundestag
[edit]- Jutta Oesterle-Schwerin in 1987
First lesbian member of the Federal Cabinet
[edit]- Barbara Hendricks in 2013
First bisexual Member of the Bundestag
[edit]First transsexual Member of the Bundestag
[edit]- Nyke Slawik and Tessa Ganserer in 2021[4]
Ethnic minorities
[edit]First MPs of African descent
[edit]Senegalese
[edit]- Karamba Diaby in 2013[5]
- Charles M. Huber in 2013[6]
First MPs of Asian descent
[edit]Iranian
[edit]- Sahra Wagenknecht in 2005
Korean
[edit]- Ye-One Rhie in 2021[7]
First MPs of European descent
[edit]Bosnian
[edit]- Adis Ahmetovic and Jasmina Hostert in 2021
First MPs with disabilities
[edit]- Heike Heubach (deaf) in 2024[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Ndungidi, Patrick (2021-09-27). "Awet Tesfaiesus, first black woman in the German Bundestag". African Shapers. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Goff, Shaquile. "Morocco-born Female Politician Elected to German Parliament in Historical First". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ Schulze, Micha. "Ricarda Lang ist das erste offen bisexuelle Mitglied des Bundestags". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Riham Alkousaa (September 28, 2021), Two transgender women win seats in German parliament Reuters.
- ^ "Germany's first post-Merkel parliament meets, breaks new ground for diversity". France 24. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Germany's first two black MPs enter parliament". the Guardian. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "Young politician of Korean heritage earns seat in German parliament". koreatimes. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ "German parliament welcomes its first deaf lawmaker". The Independent. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-04.