Nela Riehl
Nela Riehl | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1985 Hamburg, Germany |
| Political party | Volt Europa |
Nela Riehl (born 11 September 1985) is a German politician and teacher who was one of Volt Germany's lead candidates for the European Parliament in the 2024 elections.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Riehl resides in Hamburg and is of Ghanaian decent.[1] She is the only black candidate in Germany for the elections.[3]
Until a week before the election she was still working at a secondary school in Hamburg.[3] Her top issues have been promoting diversity and aiming for net-zero emissions.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nela Riehl". Volt Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ a b "2024 European elections, proposals for the future". euronews. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ a b Kähler, Jonas (2024-05-11). "Volt-Spitzenkandidatin Nela Riehl: "Ich bin ein Politikum"". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Fra lærer til spidskandidat: Nela Riehl savnede repræsentation i politik og tog sagen i egen hånd". www.fla.de (in Danish). 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-10.