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Jakob Blankenburg
Member of the Bundestag for Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg
Assumed office
26 September 2021
Preceded byEckhard Pols
Personal details
Born (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 26)
Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Hanover
OccupationPolitician
Websitejakobblankenburg.de

Jakob Blankenburg (born 5 August 1997) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2021, representing the Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg district.[1][2]

Early life and education

From 2015 to 2021, Blankenburg studied political science at Leibniz University Hannover. During his studies, he did an internship with Lars Klingbeil.[3]

Political career

In parliament, Blankenburg has been serving on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection and the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.[4]

Within his parliamentary group, Blankenburg belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jakob Blankenburg". Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Jakob Blankenburg: Mit 24 Jahren der Jüngste in der SPD-Fraktion" (in German). vorwärts. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ Joana Nietfeld (25 October 2021), Bundestag, wir kommen!: Wie junge Abgeordnete mit ihrer neuen Macht und Verantwortung umgehen Der Tagesspiegel.
  4. ^ Jakob Blankenburg Bundestag.
  5. ^ Members Parliamentary Left.