Clara Bünger

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

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

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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