Valerie Wilms

Valerie Wilms (formerly Volker Wilms) is a retired German politician (previously Alliance 90/The Greens; unaffiliated since 2023). She was a member of the Bundestag – the federal parliament – from 2009 to 2017 and also works in regional politics in Wedel. She came out as trans in 2025.

Education and career Wilms was born on 22 January 1954 in Hannover. After her , she studied engineering and got her Diploma in 1977. In 1981, she got her Doctorate.

From 1981 to 1983, Wilms worked as an engineer for construction in Hamburg. From 1983 to 2006, she was a technical supervisor at the . From 2004, she lectured at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences and additionally works as a freelance author since 2006. She later candidated for the regional party Wedeler Soziale Initiative (WSI) ("Wedel Social Initiative"), with which she also got a seat in the city council.

Private life Wilms is married and has two children.