Portrait of the Head of Department for Social Affairs, Health, Immigration & Climate

Kathleen Lützkendorf

• Year of birth: 1977

Marital status

• married, 2 children

Degree course

• Master's degree in educational science

Professional background

• 2004 - 2014: Social worker, Bildungswerk BLITZ e. V.
• 2014 - 2018: Officer, Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group in Thuringia
• 2018 - 2024: Employee at the Thuringian Ministry for Migration, Justice and Consumer Protection
• since 2024: Head of Department for Social Affairs, Health, Immigration and Climate of the City of Jena

Local political career

• 2019 - 2024: City Councillor Jena
• 2019 - 2024: Mayor of the Jena-Zentrum district

Memberships

• Social Committee
• Works committee jenarbeit
• Senior Citizens' Advisory Board
• Migration and integration advisory board
• Climate Protection Advisory Board
• Advisory board for citizen participation
• Cemetery advisory board

Responsibilities

• Head of the Department of Social Affairs, Health, Immigration and Climate in Jena
• Responsible for topics such as integration and migration, inclusion / people with disabilities, volunteering & commitment, anti-discrimination, family & social affairs, health & health promotion

Focus of work / special projects

• Participatory justice, social justice, accessibility and inclusive coexistence
• Climate adaptation and the link between health and the environment in a growing city
• Promotion of child and youth participation, healthy nutrition, consumer protection

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