Susanne Graf

Susanne Graf (2010)

Susanne Graf (born August 15, 1992 in Berlin) is a German politician and member of the Pirate Party Berlin, a state chapter of the national Pirate Party. In the Berlin state election on September 18, 2011 she was elected to the state parliament in Berlin.

Graf went to a high school ("berufliches Gymnasium") in Mühlhausen, which combines regular schooling with an apprenticeship in a technical profession (see dual education system). In the summer of 2011 Graf had graduated with a high school diploma and completed an apprenticeship in information technology. After that she got accepted into the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft to study mathematical economics.[1]

During her time in high school Graf was a member of the Chaos Computer Club and came in contact with the pirate party at the age of 16 when she was doing research for a school paper. Subsequently she joined the party in 2009 and became the vice president of its youth organisation in 2010. In 2011 she became a candidate for the party in the Berlin state election and got elected into the parliament on September 18, 2011.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Frauke Lüpke-Narberhaus: Jüngste Piraten-Abgeordnete. "Man muss kein Nerd sein". Interview at Spiegel Online, 2011-9-20 (German)

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