Zoe Mayer

Zoe Mayer
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
Personal details
Born	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29) Karlsruhe, Germany
Political party	Alliance 90/The Greens
Alma mater	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Zoe Mayer (born 7 August 1995) is a German engineer and politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been a member of the Bundestag, the parliament of Germany, since the 2021 German federal election.[1] She was directly elected as member of parliament for Karlsruhe-Stadt.[2]

Early life and education

Mayer graduated with a master's degree in engineering management from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2019 and has since been working on a PhD thesis about climate protection in the building sector.[3]

Political career

Career in local politics

Before being elected to the Bundestag,[1] Mayer served as head of her party's group in Karlsruhe city council, where she was first elected in 2014.[4]

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present

In parliament, Mayer has been serving on the Committee on Food and Agriculture.

In addition to her committee assignments, Mayer has been one of the founding members of a cross-party group promoting a One Health approach since 2022.[5]

References

1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Zoe Mayer". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
2. "Bundestagswahl 2021: Wahlergebnis Karlsruhe-Stadt". Die Zeit. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
3. "Grünen-Kandidatin in Karlsruhe: Zoe Mayer für Klima- und Tierschutz". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
4. "In Karlsruhe setzt sich Grüne Zoe Mayer klar durch". Die Zeit. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
5. Rudolph gründet Parlamentskreis mit Thüringer Allgemeine, 16 September 2022.