Andreas Mehltretter
Andreas Mehltretter (born 10 December 1991 in Moosburg an der Isar, Bavaria) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2021.
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Andreas Mehltretter in 2021 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
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| Born | 10 December 1991 Moosburg an der Isar, Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Early life and education edit
Mehltretter was born 1991 in the Bavarian town of Moosburg an der Isar.[1] Mehltretter graduated from the Dom-Gymnasium Freising in 2011 and went on to study economics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] He completed his master's degree in 2017.
Since then, Mehltretter has been working as a self-employed IT service provider as well as working on his doctorate on the connection between arms trade and intra-state conflicts at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institut.[3]
Political career edit
Career in local politics edit
In 2012, Mehltretter joined the SPD and is chairman of the SPD sub-district of Freising. In the 2020 Bavarian local elections, he was elected to the Freising City Council and is the speaker for economy and digitalization of the city of Freising.[4] Before his election to the City Council, he was the spokesman of the Agenda21 group Building, Housing and Transport.
Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present edit
In 2017 and 2021, Mehltretter ran as a direct candidate of the SPD in the Bundestag constituency of Freising,[5] and gained a seat in the Bundestag in 2021 through the state list.[6][7][8] In parliament, he is a full member of the Committee on Climate Protection and Energy as well as a deputy member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Finance Committee.[6]
Within his parliamentary group, Mehltretter belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[9]
Other activities edit
- Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO), Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[10]
References edit
- ^ "Über mich". November 2016.
- ^ ""Andreas Mehltretter, M.Sc. Scientific Assistant"". gsi.uni-muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ ""Für mehr Wohnraum, gegen Rechts"". sueddeutsche.de (in German). 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ ""Andreas Mehltretter"". andreas-mehltretter.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ ""Andreas Mehltretter Abgeordneter Bundestag"". abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b ""Andreas Mehltretter, SPD Volkswirt"". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Andreas Mehltretter".
- ^ ""Bundestagswahlen 2021"". bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Members Parliamentary Left.
- ^ Governance Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO).
External links edit
- Website of Andreas Mehltretter
- Biography at the German Bundestag
- Andreas Mehltretter on abgeordnetenwatch.de