Ronja Kemmer
Ronja Kemmer | |
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 Kemmer in 2015 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
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| Born | Ronja Schmitt 3 May 1989 Esslingen am Neckar, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | |
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.
Political career
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]
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) following the 2025 German elections, Kemmer was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on digital policy, led by Manuel Hagel, Reinhard Brandt and Armand Zorn.[5]
Other activities
- German-Israeli Health Forum for Artificial Intelligence (GIHF-AI), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[6]
- Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIN-D), Member of the supervisory board (since 2020)[7]
Political positions
In June 2017, Kemmer voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[8]
For the 2021 national elections, Kemmer endorsed Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.[9]
Controversy
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.[10]
Personal life
Kammer has been married to lawyer and fellow CDU politician Fabian Kemmer since 2016.[11]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Steven Geyer (20 March 2025), Nur ein Drittel Frauen, kaum junge Menschen: Wer Deutschlands Zukunft verhandelt RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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