Jessica Rosenthal (born 28 October 1992) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing the Bonn district.
Early life
Rosenthal was born 1992 in Hameln. From 2011 to 2012 she served as a volunteer at Care Deutschland-Luxemburg in Bonn.[1] She studied teaching.[2]
Political career
Rosenthal joined the SPD, and therefore was automatically enrolled in the Young Socialists in the SPD (Jusos),[3] in 2013. In January 2021, she was elected chairwoman of Jusos.[4]
In parliament, Rosenthal has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[7] Within her own parliamentary group, she is part of a working group on migration and integration.[8]
Since January 2023, Rosenthal has been serving on an internal SPD commission on tax reform, co-chaired by Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil.[9]
In 2023, Rosenthal announced that she would not run again as chairwoman of the Jusos and instead focus on her pregnancy.[10]
Other activities
Bonn International Award for Democracy, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[11]
Amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rosenthal opposed the Scholz government's effort to change Germany’s constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion).[14]
