Saskia Ludwig

Saskia Ludwig (born 23 May 1968) is a German politician.

Saskia Ludwig MdL
Ludwig in 2011
Member of the Bundestag for Brandenburg
In office 3 December 2019 – 26 October 2021
Preceded by	Michael Stübgen
Succeeded by	multi-member district
Constituency	CDU List
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Brandenburg
In office 27 April 2010 – 11 September 2012
Preceded by	Johanna Wanka
Succeeded by	Dieter Dombrowski
In office 27 January 2009 – 21 October 2009
Preceded by	Thomas Lunacek
Succeeded by	Johanna Wanka
Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 September 2019
Preceded by	multi-member district
Constituency	CDU List
In office 13 October 2004 – 25 September 2019
Preceded by	Christel Dettmann (2003)
Succeeded by	Uwe Adler
Constituency	Potsdam-Mittelmark III/Potsdam III
Personal details
Born	(1968-05-23) 23 May 1968 (age 57) Potsdam, East Germany (now Germany)
Political party	CDU
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Munich Free University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician businesswoman

Born in Potsdam, in the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany, she represents the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg since 2019.^[1] Ludwig was a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs.^[2] She is a member of the conservative Berliner Kreis^[3] within the Christian Democratic Union.

Controversies

In 2025, Saskia Ludwig campaigned against the election of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf as a constitutional judge. Following highly questionable allegations of plagiarism against Brosius-Gersdorf, she demanded that Brosius-Gersdorf temporarily suspend her teaching position at the University of Potsdam.^[4] Shortly thereafter it turned out that Ludwig's own work was being investigated by Potsdam University.^[5]

In an open letter, over 280 respected lawyers and academics protested against the way the Brosius-Gersdorf affaire was being handled: "Statements by individual members of the Bundestag that their university should take action against Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf based on these positions represent an attack on academic freedom itself."^[4]

After the scheduled election of Brosius-Gersdorf in conjunction with two more nominees^[6] had been postponed^[7], Saskia Ludwig warned the coalition government led by her party against re-nominating lawyer Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf: “She was and is not eligible for election at any time.”^[8]