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Zoe Mayer

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Zoe Mayer
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Political partyAlliance 90/The Greens
Alma materKarlsruhe Institute of Technology

Zoe Mayer (born 7 August 1995) is a German engineer and politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been a member of the Bundestag, the parliament of Germany, since the 2021 German federal election.[1] She was directly elected as member of parliament for Karlsruhe-Stadt.[2]

Early life and education

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Mayer graduated with a master's degree in engineering management from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2019 and has since been working on a PhD thesis about climate protection in the building sector.[3]

Political career

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Career in local politics

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Before being elected to the Bundestag,[1] Mayer served as head of her party's group in Karlsruhe city council, where she was first elected in 2014.[4]

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present

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In parliament, Mayer has been serving on the Committee on Food and Agriculture.

In addition to her committee assignments, Mayer has been one of the founding members of a cross-party group promoting a One Health approach since 2022.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag - Zoe Mayer". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Bundestagswahl 2021: Wahlergebnis Karlsruhe-Stadt". Die Zeit. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Grünen-Kandidatin in Karlsruhe: Zoe Mayer für Klima- und Tierschutz". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "In Karlsruhe setzt sich Grüne Zoe Mayer klar durch". Die Zeit. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ Rudolph gründet Parlamentskreis mit Thüringer Allgemeine, 16 September 2022.