Ulla Jelpke
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Ursula "Ulla" Jelpke is a marxist German journalist and politician. Jelpke is member of the German Bundestag
where she is domestic affairs spokesperson for the party Die Linke and represents the party in the internal affairs committee and the legal affairs committee.
A trained hairdresser
and book seller Jelpke later acquired a high school diploma and studied sociology
and economics
. From 2002 until 2005 she headed the domestic affairs desk at the newspaper Junge Welt
in Berlin. Since 2003 she is co-editor of the magazine Ossietzky.
Jelpke was a member of the Hamburg Bürgerschaft
for the Green-Alternative List
twice between 1981 and 1989. Since 1990 she has been a member of the 12th - 14th, 16th and 17th German Bundestag.
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
where she is domestic affairs spokesperson for the party Die Linke and represents the party in the internal affairs committee and the legal affairs committee.
A trained hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
and book seller Jelpke later acquired a high school diploma and studied sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. From 2002 until 2005 she headed the domestic affairs desk at the newspaper Junge Welt
Junge Welt
junge Welt is a German daily newspaper published in Berlin. The jW describes itself as a left and Marxist newspaperIt was first published on 12 February 1947 in the Soviet Sector of Berlin. junge Welt became the official newspaper of the Central Council of the Free German Youth on 12 November 1947...
in Berlin. Since 2003 she is co-editor of the magazine Ossietzky.
Jelpke was a member of the Hamburg Bürgerschaft
Hamburg Parliament
The Hamburg Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. As of 2011 there were 121 members in the parliament, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies...
for the Green-Alternative List
Alliance '90/The Greens
Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...
twice between 1981 and 1989. Since 1990 she has been a member of the 12th - 14th, 16th and 17th German Bundestag.
External links
- Personal homepage (German)
- Bundestag homepage (German)