Sophie Koch (politician)
Sophie Koch | |
|---|---|
Koch in 2025 | |
| Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Sven Lehmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1993 |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Website | sophiekoch |
Sophie Koch (born 26 July 1993) is a German politician serving as Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity since 2025.[1] She has been a member of the Landtag of Saxony since 2024.[2]
Life and career
She completed her bachelor's degree in political science at Dresden University of Technology in 2020. From 2018 to 2022, she worked in public relations for Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe Dresden. She then served as education officer for the Saxony Queer Network State Working Group until 2024.[2][3]
Koch lives in Dresden.
Political career
Koch initially served as chairwoman of the Young Socialists in Dresden from 2016 to 2019, then as state chairwoman in Saxony until 2021. She has been deputy state chairwoman of the SPD Saxony since 2021.
Koch ran in the 2019 state election in Saxony in the Dresden 6 constituency and was 15th on the SPD state list, but failed to win a seat in the Saxon state parliament. In the 2024 state election, she ran in the Dresden 2 constituency and won a seat in the state parliament, coming third on the SPD state list.[3]
On 28 May 2025, Koch was appointed Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity (Queer Commissioner).[1]
References
- ^ a b ""Queerfeindliche Menschen sind in Deutschland nicht die Mehrheit"" [‘People who are hostile towards queer people are not in the majority in Germany’]. Die Zeit (in German). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Sophie Koch, SPD – Der Sächsische Landtag" [Sophie Koch, SPD – The Saxon State Parliament]. Landtag of Saxony (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Sophie Koch – Die Richtige für die Neustadt und Johannstadt" [Sophie Koch – The right person for Neustadt and Johannstadt]. sophiekoch.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
- Personal website (in German)
- Personal page on Landtag of Saxony (in German)
- Personal page on the SPD parliamentary group in Saxony (in German)