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Jasmina Hostert | |
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| Born | Jasmina Pašić (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (age 42) |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Jasmina Hostert (néePašić; born 3 December 1982) is a German politician of Bosnian descent. She is a member of theSocial Democratic Party of Germany.
She was born inSarajevo, the capital ofBosnia and Herzegovina. At the beginning of theBosnian War, she was seriously injured by a grenade in October 1992, which caused her to lose her right arm.[1]
She fled to Germany with her father, and graduated from theUniversity of Bonn.
In 2014, she receivedGerman citizenship.
Hostert served as president of theNational Paralympic Committee Germany in 2019.[2]
In the2017 German federal election, Hostert contested theconstituency ofBöblingen. She contested the same constituency in2021 and came in second place but was elected to theBundestag on the state list. She andAdis Ahmetovic, also of the SPD, will become the firstMPs of Bosnian descent.[3]
In parliament, Hostert has since been serving on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the Sports Committee.[4]
In addition to her committee assignments, Hostert is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Northern Adriatic States.[5]
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