Franziska Brandmann

Brandmann studied political science at the University of Bonn and European politics at the University of Oxford.[2] Currently, Brandmann is pursuing a PhD and teaching at Oxford on the relationship between contestable democracy and far-right parties.[3]

Brandmann was elected at the federal congress of the Young Liberals on November 13, 2021, in Erlangen with 182 of 197 votes cast (92.4%) as the federal chairwoman of the Young Liberals.[4] There were no opposing candidates. The previous chairman, Jens Teutrine, had not stood for re-election, having been elected to the Bundestag.

Brandmann advocates a stronger focus on market economics, opposes quotas for women[5] and a 130 speed limit, and in taxation calls for a focus on taxes to finance the state rather than to guide social behavior (steering taxes), as well as tax cuts for small and medium incomes. She also advocates for a BAföG reform for students with financial difficulties. Furthermroe, she believes that public broadcasting should be reformed to focus on political education and information "instead of producing telenovelas," in which case the broadcasting fee could be lowered accordingly.[6]