Maaret Westphely

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Maaret Westphely, 2015

Maaret Westphely (born August 22, 1974 in Hanover ) is a German politician ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ). From 2013 to 2017 she was a member of the Lower Saxony state parliament .

education and profession

After graduating from the Ricarda Huch School in Hanover in 1994 , Maaret Westphely studied geography in Potsdam and Joensuu . She graduated in 2003 with a thesis on citizen participation in urban development in Berlin-Friedrichshain . From 2008 to 2013 she was an employee of the green member of the state parliament Enno Hagenah .

Political activity

Maaret Westphely distributed the short program of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen at the Klagesmarkt on the Saturday before the 2013 federal election

Maaret Westphely has been a member of the Greens since 2003. From 2006 to 2013 she was a member of the city ​​council of Hanover.

In the 2009 federal election , Maaret Westphely ran for the Greens in the Hanover II city electoral district , but, as expected, lost to Edelgard Bulmahn (SPD).

In the state elections in 2013 , she was elected to the state parliament over number 15 on the state list. In addition, she entered the Hanover-Mitte state electoral district , which Michael Höntsch (SPD) won.

Private

Maaret Westphely has both German and Finnish citizenship. She lives in Hanover-List , is married and has two children.

Web links

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