Member of the Bundestag
She was elected in 2021 and re-elected in 2025, by two different routes. As a minister she sits on no committee. Her parliamentary record consists of government statements, budget debates and questioning sessions.
Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I
First-vote results as published by the Federal Returning Officer. The 2025 election took place under the reformed electoral law, which caps the number of seats at 630.
26 September 2021 Direct mandate
23 February 2025 Via state list
The SPD lost ground across eastern Germany in 2025. In constituency 12 she came third on first votes. She kept her seat through the SPD's Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state list; the Bundestag records her membership of the 21st Bundestag from 25 March 2025. Her personal website still describes her as “direkt gewählt” (directly elected), which reflects 2021.
Sources: Bundeswahlleiterin 2021 · Bundeswahlleiterin 2025 · Bundestag biography
Parliamentarian and member of government
In both terms she has held government office at the same time as her seat. From 2021 to 2025 she was a Minister of State at the Chancellery; since May 2025 she has been a Federal Minister. German ministers keep their seats, but they speak in the plenary for the government rather than as ordinary members, and they do not sit on committees.
Since 2025 her constituency work has also covered constituencies 15 and 16 in Western Pomerania, where she maintains a constituency office in Greifswald, in addition to offices in Schwerin and Hagenow. Source: her personal website and the Bundestag profile.
Plenary record, 21st Bundestag
Selected appearances listed on her Bundestag profile. Full list: Speeches & statements.
- 14 May 2025
First debate as minister
Debate on economic cooperation and development, in which she placed development policy alongside foreign and defence policy.
- 4 Jun 2025
Government questioning
Questioned together with the Foreign Office.
- 9 Jul · 17 & 24 Sep · 26 Nov 2025
Budget debates, section 23
Debates on the 2025 and 2026 development budgets.
- 8 Oct 2025
“Two years after the Hamas terror”
Topical hour on the Middle East.
- 7 Nov 2025
Situation in Sudan
Topical hour.
- 14 Jan 2026
Government questioning
With the Interior Ministry. Questions covered budget cuts, feminist development policy and Gaza.
- 4 Mar 2026
Iran and the region
Topical hour.
- 6 May 2026
Government questioning
Questions on development cuts, GIZ IT systems and HIV funding.
- 20 May 2026
Sudan debate
Agreed debate on the situation in Sudan.
- 9 Sep 2026
Budget 2027, first reading
Debate on the €9.47 billion development budget draft.
Entwicklungspolitik ist ein unverzichtbarer Teil deutscher Migrationspolitik.“Development policy is an indispensable part of German migration policy.” (translation)