Clara Bünger

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Clara Bünger
Clara Bünger (cropped).jpg
Bünger in 2021
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
5 January 2022
Preceded byKatja Kipping
Personal details
Born (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986 (age 35)
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partyThe Left
Alma materLeipzig University
OccupationPolitician
Websiteclarabuenger.de

Clara Bünger (born 4 July 1986) is a German jurist and politician (The Left) serving as member of the Bundestag since 2022.

Early life and education[]

Bünger was born in Oldenburg in 1986 and grew up in Freiburg.[1] She studied Political science at Leipzig University from 2005 until 2012 when she finished her first Staatsexam.[2]

Political career[]

In 2021, Bünger was a candidate for the electoral constituency Erzgebirgskreis I but lost to Thomas Dietz.[3][4]

In 2022, Bünger moved up into the Bundestag, after Katja Kipping resigned to join the state government of Berlin.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "LVV-BTW-2021_Kand-02_Clara-Buenger.pdf" (PDF). The Left (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Clara Bünger, Die Linke". Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ Mann, Heike; Wittig, Thomas (27 September 2021). "AfD-Kandidat Thomas Dietz zieht für den Erzgebirgskreis in den Bundestag ein" (in German). Freie Presse. Chemnitzer Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ Kablau, Katrin (5 September 2021). "Linke-Kandidatin Clara Anne Bünger: Warum sich eine Juristin für die Schwachen stark macht" (in German). Freie Presse. Chemnitzer Verlag. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Linke-Politikerin Clara Bünger für Kipping in Bundestag" (in German). Zeit Online. Zeit-Verlag Gerd Bucerius GmbH & Co. KG. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Katja Kipping soll Senatorin in Berlin werden" (in German). T-Online. Ströer. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.


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