Gülistan Yüksel
Gülistan Yüksel | |
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 Gülistan Yüksel in 2014 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 2013 – March 2025 | |
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| Born | 27 March 1962 Adana, Turkey |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | SPD |
| Children | 2 |
Gülistan Yüksel (born 27 March 1962) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag, the German parliament, from 2013 to 2025.[1]
Early life and professional career
Yüksel was born in Adana, Turkey.[1] At the age of eight years, she moved to Mönchengladbach, Germany, and grew up in Rheydt. After vocational training as a pharmacy assistant (Pharmazeutisch-kaufmännische Angestellte), she worked in a pharmacy in Rheydt. Later, she became head of a taxi company.[2]
Political career
Yüksel became an SPD member in 1997. She was deputy chair of her local party organisation from 2005 to 2014 and chair since 2014.[1] After serving on the Mönchengladbach city foreigner's council in the mid-1990s, she was a member of the city council for most of the time between 2002 and 2013.[2]
Yüksel became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 elections and was reelected in 2017 as one of 14 members of the Bundestag with Turkish roots.[3] In addition to her committee assignments, she has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly since 2019.[4]
Within her parliamentary group, Yüksel belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[5]
In February 2025, Yüksel lost her seat in Bundestag.[6]
Recognition
Yüksel was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2007 for her engagement for migrants.[7]
Other activities
- Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[8]
Personal life
Yüksel is married and has two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Deutscher Bundestag - Gülistan Yüksel". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b ONLINE, RP. "Mönchengladbach: Sie wollen für die SPD nach Berlin" (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Turks underrepresented in new German parliament". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly Bundestag.
- ^ Members Parliamentary Left.
- ^ RP-Online.de: Wie Yüksel und Henneberger auf ihre Niederlage reagieren
- ^ ONLINE, RP. "Mönchengladbach: Verdienstkreuz für Gülistan Yüksel" (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Board of Trustees Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB).
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