Jan-Niclas Gesenhues

Jan-Niclas Gesenhues (born 12 February 1990) is a German economist and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 elections.

In addition to his parliamentary work, Gesenhues served as Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz from 2024 to 2025.

Life Gesenhues was born in Karlsruhe, but lives in Emsdetten. There, he graduated from and completed a voluntary social year in Mozambique. He then studied economics at the University of Münster, with a focus on resource and environmental economics,

Political career Gesenhues has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing the Steinfurt III district. In parliament, he initially served on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. their counterparts from the CDU were Peter Liese and Patricia Peill.

Other activities German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Member of the advisory board (2022–2024)