Jana Schimke | |
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| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2013–2025 | |
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| Born | (1979-09-06)6 September 1979 (age 46) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 1 |
Jana Schimke (born 6 September 1979) is a Germanpolitician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of theBundestag from 2013 to 2025.
Schimke was born inCottbus, Germany. A political scientist,[1] she worked as an intern in the Bundestag from 2002 to 2006.[1] She also worked for theConfederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) from 2008 until 2013.[1]
At thegeneral election in September 2013, Schimke unexpectedly[1] gained the constituency ofDahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I from theSocial Democratic Party. From 2013 to 2021, she served on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, where she was her parliamentary group'srapporteur ontemporary employment and the situation in theEast German states. In addition to her committee assignments, she was the chairwoman of the German-Spanish Parliamentary Friendship Group. Within theCDU/CSU, she was 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 chairmanIngo Senftleben. In 2019, she was appointed by theFederal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community to serve on the committee that oversaw the preparations for the 30th anniversary ofGerman reunification.[2]
From 2021 to 2025, Schimke served as chairwoman of the Committee on Tourism.[3]
After leaving parliament, Schimke was appointed as managing director of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA) in 2025.[4]
Schimke 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.[5]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats'leadership election in 2018, Schimke publicly endorsedFriedrich Merz to succeedAngela Merkel as the party's chair.[6]
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.[7][8]
Following her election, Schimke was named "Miss Bundestag" in poll conducted byBILD newspaper in 2013.[9]
At the time of her election, Schimke was living with her partner inNuthetal.[1]
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