Uli Grötsch
Uli Grötsch (born 14 July 1975) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.[1]
Uli Grötsch | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1975 Weiden in der Oberpfalz, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
Political career
Grötsch first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[2] He is a member of the Committee on Home Affairs.[3] In 2014, he also joined the Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr), which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany's intelligence services BND, BfV and MAD.[4]
Since 2018, Grötsch has been part of a cross-party working group on a reform of Germany’s electoral system, chaired by Wolfgang Schäuble.[5]
In early 2021, Grötsch was chosen to lead his party's campaign for the national elections.[6] Shortly after, he lost a vote to succeed Natascha Kohnen as chair of the SPD in Bavaria.[7][8]
Other activities
- Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)[9]
- Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees[10]
- Trade Union of the Police (GdP), Member
- Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie, Member
References
- ^ "Uli Grötsch | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Uli Grötsch, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Committee on Internal Affairs and Community". German Bundestag. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Parlamentarisches Kontrollgremium (PKGr)". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Robert Roßmann (January 20, 2019), Kleiner, feiner, weiblicher Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ^ Uli Grötsch führt Bayerns SPD in die Bundestagswahl Bayerischer Rundfunk, March 13, 2021.
- ^ Mike Schier and Dirk Walter (April 23, 2021), Bayern-SPD will Kohnen-Nachfolge regeln - wird es eine Doppelspitze? Münchner Merkur.
- ^ Irene Esmann (April 24, 2021), BayernSPD: Neue Doppelspitze will nicht leisetreten Bayerischer Rundfunk.
- ^ Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of July 1, 2020.
- ^ Board of Trustees Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB).
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)