Clara Bünger | |
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.jpg) Bünger in 2021 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Katja Kipping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1986-07-04)4 July 1986 (age 39) |
| Political party | The Left |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | clarabuenger |
Clara Bünger (born 4 July 1986) is a German jurist and politician serving asmember of theBundestag fromDie Linke since 2022.
Bünger was born inOldenburg in 1986 and grew up inFreiberg.[1] She studiedLaw atLeipzig University from 2005 until 2012 when she finished herfirst Staatsexam. In 2012 she worked for a law firm inIsraelwhich enforced compensation claims and pension entitlements ofHolocaust survivors against the German state under theReparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany. During 2013 and 2015 she completed her legal clerkship, working at theFederal Foreign Office, theEuropean Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and an international law firm inSingapore. She finished her second Staatsexam in Berlin in 2015 and has been a fully qualified lawyer ever since.[2]
Since 2014, Bünger has been committed to helpingrefugees, especially those arriving on the Greek islands. In spring 2016, she was the legal advice coordinator for the Refugee Law Clinics Germany onChios. Although the conditions for refugees were as precarious as onLesbos, there was hardly any media attention. In addition, there were noEU orUN representatives on the island at the time. As a legal advisor, she informed the refugees about the practical consequences of theEU-Turkey deal. In 2017, Bünger co-founded the associationEqual Rights Beyond Borders, which offers free legal aid for refugees andasylum seekers and conductsstrategic litigation in the field of migration in front of Greek and German courts and theEuropean Court of Human Rights.[3][2][4]
In 2021, Bünger was a candidate for theelectoral constituencyErzgebirgskreis I but lost toThomas Dietz.[5][6] In 2022, Bünger moved up into theBundestag, afterKatja Kipping resigned to join the state government ofBerlin.[7][8]
Despite her late entry into the Bundestag, she was ranked 7th among theMembers of Parliament who gave the most speeches at the mid-term review of the legislative period.[9]
She is full member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and deputy member of the Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs. Between July 8, 2022 and December 6, 2023, she was chairwoman forThe Left (Germany) of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into the withdrawal of theBundeswehr fromAfghanistan.[2][10][11]
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