Ernst Dieter Rossmann (born 4 February 1951) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein from 1998 until 2021.[1]
Ernst Dieter Rossmann | |
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 Ernst Dieter Rossmann in 2020 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 1998–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1951 Elmshorn, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
Political career
editFrom 1987 until 1998, Rossmann served as a member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for education policy from 1988 until 1996.
Rossmann became a member of the Bundestag in the 1998 German federal election, representing the Pinneberg district.[2] Throughout his time in parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[3]
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Rossmann was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led by Johanna Wanka and Doris Ahnen.
In July 2020, Rossmann announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]
Other activities
edit- University of Flensburg, Member of the Advisory Board
- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member
- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Member
References
edit- ^ "Ernst Dieter Rossmann | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Dr. Ernst Dieter Rossmann, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Education, Research and Technology Assessment". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ Alexander Sulanke (July 7, 2020), Ernst Dieter Rossmann hört auf – und wirbt für Olaf Scholz Hamburger Abendblatt.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)