| Nela RiehlMEP | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 39) Hamburg, Germany |
| Political party | Volt Europa |
Nela Riehl (born 11 September 1985) is a German politician and teacher who is a Member of the European Parliament for Volt Germany, elected in the 2024 European parliament election.
Life
Riehl resides in Hamburg and is of Ghanaian decent. She is the only black candidate in Germany for the elections.
Until a week before the election she was still working at a secondary school in Hamburg. Her top issues have been promoting diversity and aiming for net-zero emissions.
References
- ^ "Nela Riehl". Volt Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "2024 European elections, proposals for the future". euronews. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Kähler, Jonas (2024-05-11). "Volt-Spitzenkandidatin Nela Riehl: "Ich bin ein Politikum"". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- "Fra lærer til spidskandidat: Nela Riehl savnede repræsentation i politik og tog sagen i egen hånd". www.fla.de (in Danish). 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-10.