Edgar Franke (born 21 January 1960) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2009.[1]
Edgar Franke | |
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 Edgar Franke in 2009 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1960 Gudensberg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | |
In addition to his parliamentary work, Franke has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021.[2]
Early life and education
editAfter graduating from the Albert-Schweitzer-School in Kassel and his civilian service with the district association of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt in Kassel, Franke studied political science and law in Marburg and Gießen. He passed the 1st state examination in law at the Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen and the 2nd state examination in law at the regional court in Kassel.
Political career
editFranke first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing the Schwalm-Eder district.[3] He is a member of the Committee on Health, which he chaired from 2014 until 2017.[4] He also served as a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs from 2009 until 2016.
In addition to his committee assignments, Franke has been co-chairing the German-Iranian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.
In 2018, Federal Minister of Justice Katarina Barley appointed Franke as the government's official commissioner for the victims of terrorist attacks.[5] He served in this position until 2022.
Within his parliamentary group, Franke belongs to the Seeheim Circle.[6]
Other activities
edit- Kurt Schumacher Society, Member of the Board[7]
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
References
edit- ^ "Edgar Franke | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Edgar Franke - Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär". Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Edgar Franke, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 27 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ [1] Der Tagesspiegel, 11 April 2018.
- ^ Paul Starzmann (18 January 2018), Kleine radikale Minderheit: Die SPD-Linke vor dem Parteitag, Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Board Archived 16 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine Kurt Schumacher Society.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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