Electoral firsts in Germany
This article lists electoral firsts in Germany.
Women[]
First female chancellor[]
- Angela Merkel in 2005
First female defence minister[]
- Ursula von der Leyen in 2013
First female health minister[]
- Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt in 1961
First black woman MP[]
- Awet Tesfaiesus in 2021[1]
First Moroccan woman[]
- Sanae Abdi in 2021[2]
LGBT[]
First bisexual MP[]
First transsexual MP[]
- Nyke Slawik and Tessa Ganserer in 2021[4]
Ethnic minorities[]
First MP of African descent[]
First MPs of Bosnian descent[]
- Adis Ahmetovic and Jasmina Hostert in 2021
References[]
- ^ Ndungidi, Patrick (2021-09-27). "Awet Tesfaiesus, first black woman in the German Bundestag". African Shapers. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Goff, Shaquile. "Morocco-born Female Politician Elected to German Parliament in Historical First". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Schulze, Micha. "Ricarda Lang ist das erste offen bisexuelle Mitglied des Bundestags". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Riham Alkousaa (September 28, 2021), Two transgender women win seats in German parliament Reuters.
- ^ "Germany's first post-Merkel parliament meets, breaks new ground for diversity". France 24. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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