Ines Eichmüller

Ines Eichmüller (born 1 May 1980) is a German politician and political activist. She is a founding member of the Bavarian chapter of the Green Youth, the official youth organization of the Alliance 90/The Greens political party, and served as the Green Youth's national spokesperson from 2003 to 2005. Eichmüller served on the Presidium of the Federal Women's Council of Alliance 90/The Greens from 2004 to 2010 and, in 2009, she was the spokeswoman for the Gostenhof branch of the party. She is married to Tessa Ganserer, the first openly transgender person to serve in a German parliament.

Early life and education Eichmüller was born on 1 May 1980 in Nürnberger Land, Bavaria. In 1996 she was awarded the environmental prize from the city of Nuremberg for her project installing a photovoltaic system on the roof of her school's building. She was a founding member of the Green Youth Bavaria, the official youth organization of the Alliance 90/The Greens, and served as the spokesperson for the Bavarian regional association at the state level of the organization from 1998 to 2000. Since 2013 she has been active in fundraising for causes working to end violence against women and girls.

Personal life Eichmüller is married to the politician Tessa Ganserer and they have two sons.