Beate Walter-Rosenheimer (born 20 November 1964) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2012 to 2025. Prior to her political career, she worked as a freelance psychologist. In parliament, she has served on various committees and was her parliamentary group's spokesperson for youth policy, education, and training.
Born in WeiÃÂenburg, Bavaria, Walter-Rosenheimer grew up in Ingolstadt and Munich, where she graduated from high school in 1985. She then studied communication sciences, philosophy, history and psychology at LMU Munich (Diplom-Psychologin).
Walter-Rosenheimer then worked as a freelance psychologist in the fields of industrial psychology, coaching and clinical psychology. From 2009 to 2011, she was a research assistant to Margarete Bause, the parliamentary party leader of the Greens in the State Parliament of Bavaria.
On 16 January 2012, Walter-Rosenheimer moved up to the Bundestag.
In parliament, Walter-Rosenheimer served on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment (2013âÂÂ2021); the Committee on Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2013âÂÂ2021); the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid (2021âÂÂ2025); and the Committee on Petitions (2021âÂÂ2025). She was also a member of the Enquete Commission on Vocational Training. From 2013 until 2021, she was her parliamentary groupâÂÂs spokesperson for youth policy, education and training.
In February 2024, Walter-Rosenheimer announced that she would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.
Walter-Rosenheimer has five children. She lives in Munich.