Ramona Pop (born 31 October 1977) is a Romanian-born German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party who has been serving as chairwoman of the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV) since 2022.[1] She previously served as a deputy mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economy, Energy, and Enterprises (Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe) from 2016 until 2021.[2]
Ramona Pop | |
|---|---|
 Pop in 2017 | |
| Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin | |
| In office 8 December 2016 – 20 December 2021 Serving with Klaus Lederer | |
| Governing Mayor | Michael Müller |
| Preceded by | Dilek Kalayci |
| Succeeded by | Bettina Jarasch |
| Senator for Economics, Energy and Business of Berlin | |
| In office 8 December 2016 – 20 December 2021 | |
| Governing Mayor | Michael Müller |
| Preceded by | Cornelia Yzer |
| Succeeded by | Stephan Schwarz |
| Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin | |
| In office 21 October 2011 – 4 November 2021 | |
| Constituency | Mitte 1 (2011–21) List (2001–11) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1977 Timișoara, Romania |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Early life and education
editPop was born in Timișoara, and grew up in Romania until her family, of mixed Romanian and Romanian German origin, moved to Germany in 1988.[3] In 1997 she completed high school. Pop studied political science in Münster and later at the Free University Berlin, graduating from its Otto-Suhr-Institut.
Political career
editPop has been a member of the Green party since 1997. In the 2001 state elections, she was elected into the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.[4] In parliament, she first served as the Green Party’s parliamentary group on youth policies. From 2009, she led the parliamentary group alongside Volker Ratzmann. Pop succeeded Renate Künast as leading candidate after Künast had made mistakes in the election campaign for 2011 Berlin state elections.[5]
As one of her state's representatives at the Bundesrat, Pop served on the Committee on Economic Affairs.
Pop was a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.[6]
Other activities
editRegulatory agencies
edit- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board[7]
Corporate boards
edit- Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR), Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (2017–2021)[8]
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (2017–2021)[9]
- Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB), Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (2017–2021)[10]
- Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2017–2021)[11]
- Messe Berlin, Member of the Supervisory Board[12]
- Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (DKLB), Member of the Supervisory Board
Non-profit organizations
edit- Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)[13]
- Transparency International Germany, Member of the Advisory Board[14]
References
edit- ^ Dietmar Neuerer (23 May 2022), Grünen-Politikerin Ramona Pop wird oberste Verbraucherschützerin Handelsblatt.
- ^ Ramona Pop, parlament-berlin.de
- ^ Cine este românca de 38 de ani care a devenit viceprimarul Berlinului, 4 ianuarie 2017, CanCan, Retrieved 22 februarie 2017
- ^ Ramona Pop Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, in German
- ^ Was Berlins Grüne aus ihren Fehlern gelernt haben, Der Tagesspiegel, in German
- ^ Liste: Das sind die Berliner Mitglieder der Bundesversammlung Berliner Zeitung, December 9, 2016.
- ^ Advisory Board Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA).
- ^ Ramona Pop übernimmt mehrere Aufsichts-Chefposten Focus, January 31, 2017.
- ^ Ramona Pop übernimmt mehrere Aufsichts-Chefposten Focus, January 31, 2017.
- ^ Ramona Pop übernimmt mehrere Aufsichts-Chefposten Focus, January 31, 2017.
- ^ Ramona Pop übernimmt mehrere Aufsichts-Chefposten Focus, January 31, 2017.
- ^ 2019 Annual Report Messe Berlin.
- ^ Board of Trustees Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR).
- ^ Advisory Board Transparency International Germany.
External links
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- Official Website of Ramona Pop
- Ramona Pop at the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
- Ramona Pop at the Berlin parliamentary faction of Alliance '90/The Greens