Ulle Schauws

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Ulle Schauws
Ulle Schauws (2017).jpg
Schauws in 2017
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Born
Ursula Schauws

(1966-04-30) 30 April 1966 (age 55)
Hüls, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
CitizenshipGerman
Political partyAlliance '90/The Greens
Alma mater
  • Free University of Berlin
  • Ruhr University Bochum
  • University of Glasgow

Ursula "Ulle" Schauws (born 30 April 1966 in Hüls) is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party.

Education and early career[]

Schauws studied history, politics and film studies. She works as Contributing editor and dramaturge for German film productions – including Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei –[1] before becoming a social worker with SOS Children's Villages.[2]

Political career[]

Schauws in the Bundesrat speaking about the Istanbul Convention in 2019

Schauws has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2013 federal elections, representing the Krefeld II – Wesel II district. She successfully ran for re-election again in 2017, this time on the 11th place of the Green Party's list.

Since joining the parliament, Schauws has been serving on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, which appointed her as deputy chairperson in 2018. From 2014 until 2017, she was also a member of the Committee on Cultural and Media Affairs. Within her parliamentary group, she serves as spokesperson on women's issues.

In addition to her committee assignments, Schauws has been serving as deputy chairwoman of the Southern African Parliamentary Friendship Group (since 2018).

Other activities[]

  • Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future", Member of the Board of Trustees
  • German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[3]
  • Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Member
  • Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Deputy Member of the Board of Trustees[4]

Personal life[]

Schauws lives with her partner in Krefeld.[5]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jochen Lenzen (5 September 2013), Ulle Schauws – Politik gegen die Stromlinie Rheinische Post.
  2. ^ Jochen Lenzen (5 September 2013), Ulle Schauws – Politik gegen die Stromlinie Rheinische Post.
  3. ^ Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
  4. ^ Board of Trustees Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation.
  5. ^ Rheinische Post: Bundestagskandidatin Ursula Schauws (Grüne) (german)
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