{"id":1039,"date":"2025-12-11T11:45:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annastrolenberg.fitzdev.de\/get-to-know-me\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:34:08","slug":"get-to-know-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaitegethoff.org\/en\/get-to-know-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1039\" class=\"elementor elementor-1039 elementor-195\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b37eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b37eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fe8f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97fe8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About me<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f1109 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37f1109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4a4bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4a4bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce12bfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce12bfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075b6fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"075b6fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of the European Parliament<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3742c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b3742c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of the European Parliament<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49848a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49848a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rail Enthusiast, Cyclist, European<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6e64c fitz-primary-button fitz-button-hover elementor-widget 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data-id=\"d1f6fe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"123\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6861d63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6861d63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afeb0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afeb0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">my vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc3590 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdc3590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In European politics, I like to look at the small details &#8211; to better understand the big picture. What doesn\u2019t work, what could we do to improve the system, what do scientific facts suggest? We need to fix the small issues to achieve something great. In Brussels I\u2019m right at the core of it all &#8211; for all of you in Europe! I fight for a better transport system, a healthy environment, an intact climate and a unified Europe. That\u2019s what I\u2019m working for every day, one step at a time.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd54297 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd54297\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2e0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb2e0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDUCATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4826349 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_how_to\" data-id=\"4826349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_how_to.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start How To -->\n\t\t<link 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class=\"ue-heading\">Instructions<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"ue-step ue-step-1\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      1    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ue-progress-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Master of Science (MSc)<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">Civil Engineering, focus Water Engineering at Hochschule Trier<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-step ue-step-2\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      2    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ue-progress-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Bachelor (BSc)<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">Civil Engineering at Hochschule Trier<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-step ue-step-3\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      3    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ue-progress-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Draughtsman<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\"><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      \n          \n        \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end How To -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c034e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38c034e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7fa61 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Leader of the Council group and political director<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">Between 2021 and 2024 I was an elected official of the Braunschweig city council for Volt and political director of the council group<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-step ue-step-3\">\n  <div class=\"ue-step-progress\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-indicator\">\n      3    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ue-progress-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-instructions-content\">\n    <div class=\"ue-step-title-desc\">\n      <h3 class=\"ue-step-title\">Research Assistant and PhD candidate<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"ue-step-desc\">Research programme EnviSim4Mare at Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig (2019-2021)<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img href=\"\"  alt=\"\" class=\"ue-step-img\" >\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      \n          \n        \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end How To -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457ed70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"457ed70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6689b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd6689b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who I am<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562fd79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562fd79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn about the vision that drives me and the path that brought me here<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66eb27d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66eb27d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617d3aa e-con-full fitz-highlight e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"617d3aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa717df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa717df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b4ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7b4ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/kaitegethoff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Component-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1004\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1e8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b1e8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My career<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0f381 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0f381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was a spontaneous decision that made me go into politics &#8211; after a good discussion around a kitchen table. 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data-id=\"8760221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why we need the United States of Europe &#8211; now!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33eeed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"33eeed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIf we want to fix the EU, we have to start acting. 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&#8220;Europe is not prepared for heatwaves&#8221;<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33eeed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"33eeed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn a letter to the European Commission, Kai Tegethoff proposes a set of measures to coordinate and streamline climate adaptation efforts\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322cdf7 fitz-secondary-button fitz-button-hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"322cdf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/kaitegethoff.org\/en\/press-release\/europe-is-not-prepared-for-heatwaves\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 5.66667H10.3333M10.3333 5.66667L5.66667 1M10.3333 5.66667L5.66667 10.3333\" stroke=\"#502379\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401deeb fitz-primary-button fitz-button-hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"401deeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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