Ronja Kemmer (née Schmitt, born 3 May 1989) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2014.
Ronja Kemmer | |
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 Ronja Kemmer in 2015 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1989 Esslingen am Neckar, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | |
Political career edit
Following the death of Andreas Schockenhoff, Kemmer took his parliamentary seat in December 2014.[1] She was a member of the Committee on European Affairs before moving to the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment (2018–2021) and the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2018–present).[2][3] In addition to her committee assignments, she is her parliamentary group's rapporteur on artificial intelligence.[4]
Other activities edit
Political positions edit
In June 2017, Kemmer voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[7]
For the 2021 national elections, Kemmer endorsed Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.[8]
Controversy edit
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in 2020, Kemmer was one of three members of her parliamentary group – alongside Wolfgang Stefinger and Christoph Ploß – who became the subject of media scrutiny after they had accepted an invitation to embark on a three-day short trip to Oman; Oman's embassy covered their travel expenses of 5,466 euros each.[9]
Personal life edit
Kammer has been married to lawyer and fellow CDU politician Fabian Kemmer since 2016.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Ronja Kemmer". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Education, Research and Technology Assessment". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Digital Agenda". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Sophie Garbe (22 January 2022), Neuaufstellung der CDU Junge Hausmacht Der Spiegel.
- ^ GIHF-AI Kuratorium offiziell berufen German-Israeli Health Forum for Artificial Intelligence (GIHF-AI), press release of 3 May 2022.
- ^ Aufsichtsrat der Agentur für Sprunginnovationen SprinD tritt zur konstituierenden Sitzung zusammen Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), press release of September 22, 2020.
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
- ^ Veit Medick (March 29, 2021), Krise der Union: Erste CDU-Abgeordnete für Söder als Kanzlerkandidat Der Spiegel.
- ^ Sven Becker, Roman Höfner and Sven Röbel (July 3, 2020), Junge Unionspolitiker reisten nach Oman: Per Businessclass zum Basar – auf Kosten des Sultanats Der Spiegel.
- ^ Bernd Rindle (4 October 2020), Fabian Kemmer löst Thomas Mayer als Vorsitzenden ab - und hat auch privat große Neuigkeiten Südwest Presse.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)