Klaus-Dieter Gröhler
Klaus-Dieter Gröhler (born 17 April 1966) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former public servant who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin from 2013 until 2021.[1][2] From 2011 until 2013, he worked as the city councillor responsible for building and planning in western Berlin's Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.[3]
Klaus-Dieter Gröhler | |
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Gröhler in 2013 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf | |
| In office 22 September 2013 – 26 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Petra-Evelyne Merkel |
| Succeeded by | Michael Müller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1966 Berlin-Wilmersdorf, West Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Political career edit
Gröhler became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.[4] Throughout his time in parliament, he served as a member of the Budget Committee.[5] In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the annual budgets of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. He was also a member of the so-called Confidential Committee (Vertrauensgremium) of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services, BND, BfV and MAD.
From 2019, Gröhler led a parliamentary inquiry into the 2016 Berlin truck attack.
He lost his seat at the 2021 German federal election to Berlin mayor Michael Müller.[6]
Other activities edit
- Hertha BSC, Member
Political positions edit
In June 2017, Gröhler voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Klaus-Dieter Gröhler | Abgeordnetenwatch". abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Lea Verstl (28 September 2021), Klaus-Dieter Gröhler soll Wechsel ins Bezirksamt planen Berliner Morgenpost.
- ^ Florian Gathmann (9 February 2011), No Street, No Square, No Respect: What Does Berlin Have against Ronald Reagan? Der Spiegel.
- ^ "Klaus-Dieter Gröhler". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Budget". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Regierender Bürgermeister Müller künftig im Bundestag". stern.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)