This article lists electoral firsts in Germany.
Women
First female chancellor
- Angela Merkel in 2005
First female defence minister
- Ursula von der Leyen in 2013
First female health minister
- Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt in 1961
First black woman MP
- Awet Tesfaiesus in 2021
First Moroccan woman
- Sanae Abdi in 2021
LGBT
First gay Member of the Bundestag
- Herbert Rusche in 1985
First gay Vice-Chancellor
- Guido Westerwelle in 2009
First lesbian Member of the Bundestag
- Jutta Oesterle-Schwerin in 1987
First lesbian member of the Federal Cabinet
- Barbara Hendricks in 2013
First bisexual Member of the Bundestag
- Ricarda Lang in 2021
First transsexual Member of the Bundestag
- Nyke Slawik and Tessa Ganserer in 2021
Ethnic minorities
First MPs of African descent
Senegalese
- Karamba Diaby in 2013
- Charles M. Huber in 2013
First MPs of Asian descent
Iranian
- Sahra Wagenknecht in 2005
Korean
- Ye-One Rhie in 2021
First MPs of European descent
Bosnian
- Adis Ahmetovic and Jasmina Hostert in 2021
First MPs with disabilities
- Heike Heubach (deaf) in 2024
References
- Ndungidi, Patrick (2021-09-27). "Awet Tesfaiesus, first black woman in the German Bundestag". African Shapers. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- Goff, Shaquile. "Morocco-born Female Politician Elected to German Parliament in Historical First". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- Schulze, Micha. "Ricarda Lang ist das erste offen bisexuelle Mitglied des Bundestags". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- Riham Alkousaa (September 28, 2021), Two transgender women win seats in German parliament Reuters.
- "Germany's first post-Merkel parliament meets, breaks new ground for diversity". France 24. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Germany's first two black MPs enter parliament". the Guardian. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- "Young politician of Korean heritage earns seat in German parliament". koreatimes. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- "German parliament welcomes its first deaf lawmaker". The Independent. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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