Ye-One Rhie

Ye-One Rhie (born 1987) is a German politician of Korean descent[1][2] who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 German federal election, representing the Aachen I district.

Ye-One Rhie
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987
Aachen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partySPD

Early life and career

Rhie was born in Aachen to South Korean parents. She studied political science and communication studies at RWTH Aachen University from 2006 to 2012.[3]

Rhie began her professional career at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh in 2013. From 2015 until 2021, she worked as an advisor at the State Ministry on Innovation, Science and Research in Düsseldorf.[3]

Political career

Since 2014, Rhie has been a member of the City Council of Aachen.

Rhie was elected to the Bundestag in the 2021 German federal election.[4] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[3]

In addition to her committee assignments, Rhie is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Benelux.

Other activities
  • Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2022)[5]

Personal life

Rhie shares an apartment with fellow parliamentarians Lena Werner and Brian Nickholz[6] in the Moabit district of Berlin.[7]

References
  1. "Moon tries to fan flame of warmer relations with North". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. Georg Ismar and Hans Monath (28 September 2021), Aufbruchsstimmung in verjüngter Fraktion: Die Sorgen des Olaf Scholz Der Tagesspiegel.
  3. Ye-One Rhie Bundestag.
  4. "Young politician of Korean heritage earns seat in German parliament". koreatimes. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. Political Advisory Board Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
  6. Okan Bellikli (26 December 2021), Drei SPD-Abgeordnete ziehen zusammen: Wer putzt in der roten Abgeordneten-WG? Der Spiegel.
  7. Jonas Jordan (2 December 2021), Ye-One Rhie: Mit Ulla Schmidts Hilfe im Bundestag Vorwärts.
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