Verena Ute Hubertz (born 26 November 1987) is a German entrepreneur and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2021.[1]
Verena Hubertz | |
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| Member of the Bundestag for Trier | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Steier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1987 Trier, West Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | Trier University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor) WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (MSc) |
| Occupation | politician |
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Early life and education
editHubertz was born in Trier in 1987 as the daughter of a locksmith and a parish expert worker. She grew up in Konz and Lampaden.[2] After graduating from high school, she studied business administration at Trier University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor) and at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar (MSc). She gained her first professional experience at the Lebenshilfe-Werke Trier, Vodafone, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Commerzbank.[1]
Business career
editAfter successfully completing her studies, she went to Berlin to work with a fellow student to found the startup Kitchen Stories, a video-based cooking platform with over 20 million users and 60 employees.[3] In 2017, BSH became the majority owner of Kitchen Stories.[4] At the end of 2020, she gave up her position as managing director to run for the Bundestag in her home constituency.[3]
Political career
editHubertz became a member of the Bundestag in the 2021 German federal election. She won the direct mandate in the constituency of Trier with a 5.3% lead over incumbent Andreas Steier.[5] She has since been serving as one her parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of chairman Rolf Mützenich.[6][7]
Other activities
editCorporate boards
editNon-profit organizations
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag - Abgeordnete". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Über mich und meine wichtigsten Stationen". Verena Hubertz (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Verena Hubertz – SPD Trier" (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Voß, Oliver (22 November 2017). "Bosch-Tochter kauft Berliner Koch-App". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Results Trier - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Pressemitteilung: Wahl des Geschäftsführenden Vorstandes SPD Parliamentary Group, press release of 9 December 2021.
- ^ Seydewitz, Rolf (9 December 2021). "Konzer Genossin macht im Bundestag Karriere: Verena Hubertz soll SPD-Fraktionsvize werden". Trierischer Volksfreund.
- ^ Board of Supervisory Directors and its Committees KfW.
- ^ Political Advisory Board Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
- ^ Political Advisory Board German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW).
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in German)