Jens Brandenburg | |
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_02.jpg) Brandenburg in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag forBaden-Württemberg | |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 2025 | |
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| Born | (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (age 39) |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Mannheim |
Jens Brandenburg (born 8 March 1986) is a German politician of theFree Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBaden-Württemberg from 2017 to 2025.[1][2]
In addition to his parliamentary work, Brandenburg served asParliamentary State Secretary toFederal Minister of Education and ResearchBettina Stark-Watzinger from 2021 to 2024.
Born inSimmerath,North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg graduated from high school inMonschau in 2005. He then studied political science and economics at theUniversity of Mannheim until 2010, graduating with a Bachelor's and master's degree. From 2010 to 2014 Brandenburg received his doctorate from the Graduate School of Economics and Social Science at the University of Mannheim.
After receiving his doctorate, Brandenburg worked for theBoston Consulting Group from 2014 until 2017. Brandenburg lives with his partner in Kurpfalz.[3]
Brandenburg has been a member of the FDP since 2006.
From 2018 until 2021, Brandenburg was member of the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment. During that time, he also served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson for studies, vocational training, lifelong learning and the rights of LSBTI.[4][5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Brandenburg was part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with theCono Sur States.
In the negotiations to form a so-calledtraffic light coalition of theSocial Democrats (SPD), theGreen Party and the FDP following the2021 federal elections, Brandenburg led his party's delegation in the working group on education policy; his co-chairs from the other parties wereAndreas Stoch andFelix Banaszak.[6]
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