Lin Lindner
Lin Lindner | |
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| Constituency | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1994 (age 31–32) |
| Party | Die Linke (since 2023) |
Lin Lindner (born 1994) is a German politician serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2025. They[a] have served as chair of Die Linke in Trier since 2024.[2]
Biography
Lindner grew up in Traben-Trarbach.[3] According to them, their "political engagement began as an angry working class kid in the Punk scene".[1] They graduated from a traineeship in an editorial office in Hesse, and then studied cultural and media education at the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences. They then completed a master's degree in media and culture sociology at the University of Trier.[4]
Lindner has served as chair of Die Linke in Trier since 2024.[2] During the 2025 German federal election, they were a candidate in the Trier electoral district, and placed in third on the Die Linke's Rhineland-Palatinate list, but initially was not elected to the Bundestag. According to the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Lindner was to join the Bundestag in place of Gerhard Trabert in summer 2025,[5] as he had suffered multiple strokes.[6] As of February 2026, Lindner has not become a member of the Bundestag. They are also running for the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.[6]
Linder is transgender and non-binary and lives in Trier.[4]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Lin Lindner (they/them)" (PDF) (in German). Die Linke of Rheinland-Palatinate. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Lin Lindner" (PDF) (in German). Die Linke. 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Linke Lin Lindner aus Trier zieht in den Bundestag ein" (in German). Südwestrundfunk. 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b Seydewitz, Rolf (19 August 2025). "Unverhofft kommt oft: Warum die Region Trier plötzlich eine weitere Bundestagsabgeordnete bekommt". Volksfreund (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Obdachlosenarzt Trabert nimmt Bundestagsmandat nicht wahr". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ a b Seydewitz, Rolf (19 February 2026). "Politik paradox: Sitzt Trierer Linken-Politikerin bald in zwei Parlamenten?". Trierischer Volksfreund (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via PressReader.