Awards & Recognition
★Lead candidate for Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party 2024
★Chair of Defence Committee German Bundestag (2021-2024)
★Chair of Security and Defence Committee European Parliament (2024-present)
★Deputy Federal Chairwoman FDP (2013-2019)
Notable Facts
→Member of European Parliament since July 2024, Chair of Security and Defence Committee
→Former Member of German Bundestag (2017-2024) and Defence Committee Chair
→Former Deputy Mayor of Düsseldorf (2008-2014)
→Lead candidate for ALDE in 2024 European Parliament elections
→Visited Ukraine shortly after 2022 Russian invasion in official capacity
→Has doctorate in journalism and political science from LMU Munich
→198.8K Twitter followers, regular media appearances
→Member of NATO Parliamentary Assembly since 2018