Stefan Schwartze | |
|---|---|
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1974-05-23)23 May 1974 (age 51) |
| Political party | SPD |
Stefan Schwartze (born 23 May 1974) is a German politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia since 2009.[1]
In addition to his parliamentary work, Schwartze has been serving as Commissioner on Patients' Rights at theFederal Ministry of Health in thegovernment ofChancellorOlaf Scholz since 2022.[2]
Schwartze became a member of the Bundestag in the2009 German federal election, representing theHerford – Minden-Lübbecke II district.[3] He is a member of the Committee on Petitions and the Committee on Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[4][5] In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group's spokesperson for youth policy.
In the negotiations to form a so-calledtraffic light coalition of the SPD, theGreen Party and theFree Democratic Party (FDP) following the2021 German elections, Schwartze was part of his party's delegation in the working group on children, youth and families, co-chaired bySerpil Midyatli,Katrin Göring-Eckardt andStephan Thomae.[6]
Within the SPD parliamentary group, Schwartze belongs to theParliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[7]
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