Franziska Mascheck

Franziska Mascheck (born 4 February 1979) is a German dancer, social worker and politician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and since 2021, a member of the German parliament, the Bundestag.

Life

Mascheck was born 1979 in the East German city of Dresden and grew up with her two siblings in Schwedt/Oder. She is of Protestant denomination.

In 1996, Mascheck completed her secondary education at Albert Schweitzer Gymnasium in Schwed/Order. She then completed a four-year ballet degree at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden, in 2001. Subsequently, she earned a Master of Social Work degree from Mittweida University of Applied Sciences in 2021. She is involved in the town twinning of Kohren-Sahlis with Montottone, Italy.

In 2021, Mascheck was elected deputy district chair of the SPD in the Leipzig district together with Carlo Hohnstedter. Most recently, she has worked freelance for the Children and Youth Foundation of Saxony. She also completed a master’s degree in social work at the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences from 2018 to 2021. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021 and is a full member of the Committee for Housing, Urban Development, Construction and Municipalities.