Wiebke Esdar (born 11 February 1984) is a German psychologist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 election, when she won the constituency of Bielefeld – Gütersloh II with 33.2% of the votes.
Early life and education Esdar was born in Bielefeld. She studied psychology, social sciences and history at Bielefeld University and received her PhD degree in psychology in 2015.
Political career Career in local politics Esdar has been a member of the SPD since 2005 and became the chairwoman of the SPD in Bielefeld in 2016.
Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present Esdar has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing Bielefeld and Gütersloh. In parliament, served on the Finance CommitteeWiebke Esdar SPD Parliamentary Group. and the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment from 2018 to 2021. In this capacity, she was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on universities. Since 2021, she has been part of the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee.Wiebke Esdar Bundestag. In 2022, she also joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany's armed forces.
Within the SPD parliamentary group, Esdar belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement; she has been co-chairing the group since 2022, alongside Matthias Miersch and Sönke Rix.Members Parliamentary Left. Since 2023, she has been leading the Bundestag group of SPD parliamentarians from North Rhine-Westphalia, the largest delegation within the party's parliamentary group, alongside Dirk Wiese.Alexander Graßhoff (3 July 2023), Neue Doppelspitze: Bielefelderin Esdar führt mächtige NRW-Landesgruppe der SPD im Bundestag Neue Westfälische.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Esdar was part of her party's delegation in the working group on innovation and research, co-chaired by Thomas Losse-Müller, Katharina Fegebank and Lydia Hüskens.Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Since 2025, Esdar has been serving as deputy chair of her parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Matthias Miersch. In this capacity, she oversees the group's legislative activities on the national budget, research, media and cultural affairs.Jan Husmann (7 May 2025), Bielefelderin Wiebke Esdar jetzt stellvertretende Vorsitzende der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion Neue Westfälische.
Other activities Corporate boards Stadtwerke Bielefeld, Member of the Supervisory BoardSebastian Kaiser (17 May 2021), Sie ist die jüngste Chefin im Aufsichtsrat dieses Bielefelder Unternehmens Neue Westfälische. Stadtwerke Gütersloh, Member of the Supervisory Board
Non-profit organizations Leibniz Association, Member of the Senate (since 2022)Senate Leibniz Association. Vietnamese-German University (VGU), Member of the University Council (since 2022)University Council Vietnamese-German University (VGU). Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Advisory Board on Economic Policy (since 2020)Einsetzung eines Wirtschaftspolitischen Beirats Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of March 23, 2020. Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member IG Metall, Member Arminia Bielefeld, Member
Personal life Esdar is married to fellow SPD politician Veith Lemmen. They have a son.Wiebke Esdar zieht’s nach Werther Westfalen-Blatt, 30 September 2020.
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