Nela Riehl
Nela Riehl | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Germany |
Personal details | |
Born | (1985年09月11日) 11 September 1985 (age 39) Hamburg, Germany |
Political party | Volt Europa |
Other political affiliations | Greens/EFA (European)[1] |
Nela Riehl (born 11 September 1985) is a German politician and teacher who is a Member of the European Parliament for Volt Germany, elected in the 2024 European parliament election.[2] [3]
Life
[edit ]Riehl resides in Hamburg and is of Ghanaian descent.[2] She was the only black candidate in Germany during the 2024 European elections.[4]
Until a week before the election she was still working at a secondary school in Hamburg.[4] Her top issues have been promoting diversity and aiming for net-zero emissions.[3] [5]
European Parliament
[edit ]Upon entering the European Parliament, Riehl was elected Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education.[6]
Sigma Boy Comments
[edit ]On September 17, 2024, she accused the song "Sigma Boy" by Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya (a musical child duo) of communicating "patriarchal and pro-Russian worldviews".[7] [8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Nela Riehl". Greens–European Free Alliance .
- ^ a b "Nela Riehl". Volt Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2024年06月10日.
- ^ a b "2024 European elections, proposals for the future". euronews. 2024年06月07日. Retrieved 2024年06月10日.
- ^ a b Kähler, Jonas (2024年05月11日). "Volt-Spitzenkandidatin Nela Riehl: "Ich bin ein Politikum"". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085 . Retrieved 2024年06月10日.
- ^ "Fra lærer til spidskandidat: Nela Riehl savnede repræsentation i politik og tog sagen i egen hånd". www.fla.de (in Danish). 2024年06月04日. Retrieved 2024年06月10日.
- ^ "Nela Riehl elected as Chair and Damian Boeselager as Co-Chair". Volt News. Volt Europa. 2024年07月24日. Retrieved 2025年01月26日.
- ^ Riehl, Nela (2024年12月17日). "Verbatim report of proceedings - Russia's disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine". European Parliament (Debate Transcript). Retrieved 2025年01月26日.
- ^ "Napi abszurd: egy német EP-képviselő betiltatna egy tini slágert, mert orosz" [Daily absurdity: a German MEP would ban a teen hit because it's Russian]. www.magyarhirlap.hu (Magyar Hírlap) (Compact newspaper) (in Hungarian). Magyar Hírlap. 2025年01月26日. Retrieved 2025年01月26日.