Bela Bach

Bela Bach (born 30 September 1990) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2020.

Bela Bach
Member of the Bundestag from Bavaria
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Preceded by	Martin Burkert
Constituency	Social Democratic Party List
Personal details
Born	30 September 1990 Magdeburg, East Germany (now Germany)
Nationality	German
Political party	SPD
Alma mater	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Early life and education

Born in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Bach completed her Abitur in 2010 and subsequently studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich until 2018.

Political career

Bach has been a member of the SPD since 2007. On 4 February 2020 she succeeded Martin Burkert in the Bundestag.[1] In parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure and the Committee on Petitions.[2]

In addition to her committee assignments, Bach has been a substitute member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2020, where she serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.[3]

Other activities

• Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (since 2020)
• German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

References

1. "Bela Bach, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
2. "German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
3. Bela Bach Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

External links

• Bundestag biography (in English)