Gülistan Yüksel
Gülistan Yüksel (born 27 March 1962) is a German politician (SPD). She has served as a member of the Bundestag, the German parliament, since 2013.[1]
Gülistan Yüksel | |
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![]() Gülistan Yüksel in 2014 | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-03-27) 27 March 1962 Adana, Turkey |
Nationality | German |
Political party | SPD |
Children | 2 |
Life and professional career
Yüksel was born in Adana, Turkey.[1] At the age of eight years, she moved to Mönchengladbach, Germany, and grew up in Rheydt. After vocational training as a pharmacy assistant (Pharmazeutisch-kaufmännische Angestellte), she worked in a pharmacy in Rheydt. Later, she became head of a taxi company.[2]
Yüksel is married and has two children.[1] She was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2007 for her engagement for migrants.[3]
Political career
Yüksel became an SPD member in 1997. She was deputy chair of her local party organisation from 2005 to 2014 and chair since 2014.[1] After serving on the Mönchengladbach city foreigner's council in the mid-1990s, she was a member of the city council for most of the time between 2002 to 2013.[2] She became a member of the Bundestag in 2013 and was reelected in 2017 as one of 14 members of the Bundestag with Turkish roots.[4]
References
- "Deutscher Bundestag - Gülistan Yüksel". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ONLINE, RP. "Mönchengladbach: Sie wollen für die SPD nach Berlin" (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ONLINE, RP. "Mönchengladbach: Verdienstkreuz für Gülistan Yüksel" (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Turks underrepresented in new German parliament". Retrieved 11 February 2020.