Sebastian Schäfer
Sebastian Schäfer (born 11 July 1979) is a German economist and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as member of the Bundestag since 2021.
Early life and education[edit]
Schäfer was born 1979 in the West German town of Dettelbach. He studied philosophy at the University of Erfurt and Beloit College, and economics at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
Early career[edit]
From 2018 to 2021, Schäfer worked at Baden-Württemberg's State Ministry of Finance.[2] He was a 2021/22 Marshall Memorial Fellow of the German Marshall Fund.
Political career[edit]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann following the 2021 state elections, Schäfer was part of the working group on the state budget, led by Edith Sitzmann and Stefanie Bürkle.[3][4]
Schäfer was elected to the Bundestag in 2021.[5] He has since been serving on the Budget Committee and the Finance Committee.[6] In 2022, he also joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany's armed forces.
Other activities[edit]
- Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Sebastian Schäfer".
- ^ Sebastian Schäfer Bundestag.
- ^ Koalitionsverhandlungen: Arbeitsgruppen Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Baden-Württemberg, press release of 13 April 2021.
- ^ Koalitionsverhandlungen: Arbeitsgruppen CDU Baden-Württemberg, press release of 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Gewählte in Landeslisten der Parteien in Baden-Württemberg - der Bundeswahlleiter".
- ^ Sebastian Schäfer Bundestag.
- ^ Governance Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO).
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