Manuela Schwesig is a German politician (SPD)

Political background

At 29 years of age she became a member of SPD. She is deputy party leader of the SPD and Minister of Social Affairs and Health in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

She was member of the Schwerin City Council from 2004–2008.

In 2009 she was part of the Shadow Cabinet

Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...

 of her party for Federal election.

Political positions

Her main focus is to fight children's poverty and provide for good state childcare facilities.
In 2009 she supported the idea of Minister Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician of the conservative Christian Democratic Union.Since 30 November 2009, she has served as the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Second Cabinet Merkel. In the First Cabinet Merkel , she served as Federal Minister of Family...

to block Websites with children pornographical capacity.

On her order the employees of nursery schools in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have to declare their commitment to uphold the principles of Germany's basic laws (the constitution).