Born in 1976 in Ludwigsburg. Degree in Political Science at the Freie Universität Berlin. Studies in Political Science, History and Public Law in Heidelberg, Paris, Brussels and Berlin. Joint the Foreign Office in 2002 and held several positions since then. 2016-2019 Member of the Berlin House of Representatives. MEP since 2019. Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Innovation, the Committee on the environment, public health and food security and the development committee. European Parliament’s rapporteur on critical raw materials.