Ekin Deligöz
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| Ekin Deligöz | |
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| Born | April 21, 1971 Tokat, Turkey |
| Citizenship | German |
| Political party | Alliance '90/The Greens |
| Children | Two |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | ekin-deligoez.de |
Ekin Deligöz (born 21 April 1971 in Tokat, Turkey) is a Turkish-German politician, member of Alliance '90/The Greens. She currently serves as a member of the German Bundestag.
Early life
Born in Tokat, Turkey, Ekin's family moved to West Germany in 1979. She attended school in Weißenhorn and afterwards partook in Administrative Studies in Konstanz and Vienna earning a degree in 1998. In February 1997, she acquired the German citizenship.
Career
Ekin joined the Greens as a student member and belonged to the Bavaria of the Greens youth. Since 1998, she is a member of the Bundestag. She entered the Bundestag in 2002, and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. In 2009, she was appointed deputy spokesperson of her party's parliamentary group.[1]
Deligöz was re-elected for the fourth time into the federal parliament following the 2013 election. She is one of the eleven politicians of Turkish descent, who won a seat in the federal parliament including seven women.[1]
Personal life
Ekin Deligöz is married with two children.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Türk kökenli vekillerin yükselişi". Dünya (in Turkish). 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
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