Jasmina Hostert

Jasmina Hostert (née Pašić; born 3 December 1982) is a German politician of Bosnian descent. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Jasmina Hostert
Jasmina Hostert
Born
Jasmina Pašić

(1982-12-03) 3 December 1982
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
OccupationPolitician
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Germany

Early life

She was born in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the beginning of the Bosnian War, she was seriously injured by a grenade in October 1992, which caused her to lose her right arm.[1]

She fled to Germany with her father, and graduated from the University of Bonn.

In 2014, she received German citizenship.

Early career

Hostert served as president of the National Paralympic Committee Germany in 2019.[2]

Political career

In the 2017 German federal election, Hostert contested the constituency of Böblingen. She contested the same constituency in 2021 and came in second place but was elected to the Bundestag on the state list. She and Adis Ahmetovic, also of the SPD, will become the first MPs of Bosnian descent.[3]

In parliament, Hostert has since been serving on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the Sports Committee.[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Hostert is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Northern Adriatic States.[5]

References
  1. "A Bosnian refugee's path to the German Bundestag". N1 (in Bosnian). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "Behinderten-/Rehasport | Jasmina Hostert ist neue WBRS-Präsidentin". www.sportregion-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. "Two SPD candidates of Bosnian origin win seats in German Bundestag". N1 (in Bosnian). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. Jasmina Hostert Bundestag.
  5. Jasmina Hostert Bundestag.


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