The new Presidium of the Bundestag at a glance
At the start of the 20th legislative period, the Bundestag redefined its presidium. Five women and one man were elected in the first plenary session on Tuesday, the AfD candidate Michael Kaufmann initially did not get the required majority.
President of the Bundestag Bärbel Bas (53): The SPD MP has been in parliament since 2009. Most recently, the personnel management economist was responsible for health and education as the parliamentary group vice-president. In addition to politics, she says she has a passion for football and is a member of the MSV in her hometown of Duisburg, which is her constituency.
Petra Pau (58): The left-wing politician from Berlin has been in office as the longest-serving Vice President since 2006. The former teacher has been a member of the Bundestag since 1998.
Claudia Roth (66): The former Green Chairwoman with constituency in Augsburg in Bavaria has been in parliament since 2002. She has been Vice President since 2013.
Wolfgang Kubicki (69): The deputy FDP chairman has been Vice President of the Bundestag since 2017. At that time, the lawyer from Schleswig-Holstein moved back into parliament after a long break.
Aydan Özoguz (54): The former Minister of State for Integration in the Chancellery has been in the Bundestag since 2009. The SPD MP from Hamburg was elected Vice President for the first time.
Yvonne Magwas (41): The CDU MP with constituency in the Saxon Vogtland is also the new Vice President and got the best result with 600 votes. The sociologist has been a member of parliament since 2013.