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Tesfaiesus</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Awet_Tesfaiesus_(51887228658).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Awet_Tesfaiesus_%2851887228658%29.jpg/220px-Awet_Tesfaiesus_%2851887228658%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Awet_Tesfaiesus_%2851887228658%29.jpg/330px-Awet_Tesfaiesus_%2851887228658%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Awet_Tesfaiesus_%2851887228658%29.jpg/440px-Awet_Tesfaiesus_%2851887228658%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2827" data-file-height="1885" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Tesfaiesus in 2022</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Bundestag" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Bundestag">Member of the Bundestag</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/Hesse" title="Hesse">Hesse</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />26 September 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Multi-member district</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system_of_Germany" title="Electoral system of Germany">Greens list</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1974-10-05</span>) </span>5 October 1974<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 50)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Asmara" title="Asmara">Asmara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derg" title="Derg">Ethiopia</a><sup id="cite_ref-ndungidi_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndungidi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_90/The_Greens" title="Alliance 90/The Greens">Greens</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1<sup id="cite_ref-ndungidi_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndungidi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frankfurt_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankfurt University">Frankfurt University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Lawyer</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Awet Tesfaiesus</b> (<a href="/wiki/Tigrinya_language" title="Tigrinya language">Tigrinya</a>: <span lang="ti">ዓወት ተስፋየሱስ</span>; born 5 October 1974) is a German politician from <a href="/wiki/Alliance_90/The_Greens" title="Alliance 90/The Greens">Alliance 90/The Greens</a> who has served as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Bundestag" title="Bundestag">Bundestag</a> from the state of <a href="/wiki/Hesse" title="Hesse">Hesse</a> since 2021. Previously a lawyer who represented asylum seekers and refugees, Tesfaiesus was elected as a city councillor for the city of <a href="/wiki/Kassel" title="Kassel">Kassel</a> in 2016. Tesfaiesus was elected in the <a href="/wiki/2021_German_federal_election" title="2021 German federal election">2021 German federal election</a> as a member of the Green Party list in the state of <a href="/wiki/Hesse" title="Hesse">Hesse</a>. She is the first black woman to ever be elected to the Bundestag.<sup id="cite_ref-ndungidi_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndungidi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Awet_Tesfaiesus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tesfaiesus has been a member of <a href="/wiki/Alliance_90/The_Greens" title="Alliance 90/The Greens">Alliance 90/The Greens</a> since 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-araia_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-araia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After expressing concern over the <a href="/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany" title="Alternative for Germany">Alternative for Germany</a>'s entry into the Kassel city council as a result of increased anti-immigrant sentiments, she decided to enter municipal politics to become a city councillor. She was elected to Kassel's city council in 2016 and introduced <a href="/wiki/Anti-discrimination_law" title="Anti-discrimination law">anti-discrimination legislation</a> inspired by her experiences dealing with racism in her daily life. Tesfaiesus cited her experience of being shut out of being offered apartments due to her surname, only to have her German-born husband call and be accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tesfaiesus also cited the 2020 <a href="/wiki/Hanau_shootings" title="Hanau shootings">Hanau shootings</a>, where a far-right extremist engaged in a racially motivated mass shooting in Hesse, her home state, as her reason for entering national politics.<sup id="cite_ref-araia_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-araia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She had previously considered withdrawing from the political scene, but was incentivized to step forward in response to the xenophobic attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-afronews_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afronews-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tesfaiesus ran as a direct candidate in <a href="/wiki/Werra-Mei%C3%9Fner_%E2%80%93_Hersfeld-Rotenburg" title="Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg">Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg</a> constituency in the <a href="/wiki/2021_German_federal_election" title="2021 German federal election">2021 federal election</a><sup id="cite_ref-ndungidi_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndungidi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and placed fourth. Tesfaiesus' campaign slogan was "courage to change".<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was in ninth position on the Greens <a href="/wiki/Party_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Party list">party list</a> for the state of Hesse,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was elected to the Bundestag.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tesfaiesus became the first black woman elected to the <a href="/wiki/Bundestag" title="Bundestag">Bundestag</a> in what was a younger and more ethnically diverse Bundestag cohort than previously.<sup id="cite_ref-DW_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DW-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-afronews_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afronews-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-france24_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-france24-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tesfaiesus aims to remove barriers to naturalization within Germany, including lifting restrictions imposed by the <a href="/wiki/Dual_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual citizenship">dual citizenship</a> status.<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tesfaiesus wished to use her platform to demonstrate to people who did not "look German" that they had a place within Germany's society and political culture.<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_activities">Other activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Awet_Tesfaiesus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Other activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>German Federal Film Board (FFA), Alternate Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Awet_Tesfaiesus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tesfaiesus was born in <a href="/wiki/Asmara" title="Asmara">Asmara</a> in 1974. Her family had sought asylum in Germany to escape political persecution, as her father was sought out by the Ethiopian police due to his support for Eritrean independence.<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her family emigrated to the city of <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg" title="Heidelberg">Heidelberg</a><sup id="cite_ref-ndungidi_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndungidi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when Tesfaiesus was ten years old.<sup id="cite_ref-france24_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-france24-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Growing up, she failed to see any <a href="/wiki/Afro-German" class="mw-redirect" title="Afro-German">Afro-German</a> representation on television, with the only exceptions being African Americans while she was watching <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> at 12 in the morning. She received aid from individuals who supported her in her childhood, including teachers and church groups, and she decided to pursue a career which would help repay their efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In her everyday life, she experienced individuals who would initially speak to her in English assuming that she was a foreigner. Tesfaiesus eventually was able to become a German citizen, and after contemplating it in 1996, she subsequently accepted the offer.<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Her first name means "victory" in the <a href="/wiki/Tigrinya_language" title="Tigrinya language">Tigrinya language</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-araia_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-araia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tesfaiesus studied law and moved to <a href="/wiki/Kassel" title="Kassel">Kassel</a> in northern Hesse, where she had lived for the past 20 years. Tesfaiesus primarily focuses on cases pertaining to foreigners and asylum law, and often represents asylum seekers and refugees.<sup id="cite_ref-araia_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-araia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ndungidi_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndungidi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tesfaiesus had considered moving to <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> with her 10-year-old son and husband following the <a href="/wiki/Hanau_shootings" title="Hanau shootings">Hanau shootings</a> and the elevated xenophobia which had been the cause for the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-bateson_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bateson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Awet_Tesfaiesus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karamba_Diaby" title="Karamba Diaby">Karamba Diaby</a>, previously Germany's only black MP<sup id="cite_ref-france24_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-france24-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Awet_Tesfaiesus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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