Olaf in der Beek (born 31 July 1967) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.[1][2]
Olaf in der Beek | |
|---|---|
 Beek in 2017 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | FDP List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1967 Bochum, West Germany |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Bochum University of Applied Sciences |
Early life and career
editAfter obtaining his advanced technical college entrance qualification, in der Beek began studying business administration at the Bochum University of Applied Sciences, which he was unable to complete for family reasons.
Until the completion of his studies, in der Beek worked as advisor to a member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia before moving to the media industry in 1993. After being promoted to an executive in the publishing and printing industry, he became self-employed in the media industry in 2008 and was managing partner of a medium-sized affiliated company before moving to the German Bundestag.[1]
Political career
editAfter being active in the FDP and the Young Liberals in der Beek in the 1980s, his membership was then suspended for 20 years and he finally resigned from the party, he re-registered with the Free Democrats in 2013.[3]
In parliament, in der Beek serves on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development (since 2018), the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (since 2018) and the Subcommittee on International Climate and Energy Policy (since 2022).[4] Since the 2021 elections, he has been serving as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for climate action.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, in der Beek is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Southern African States and the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the FDP following the 2021 German elections, in der Beek was part of his party's delegation in the working group on environmental policy, co-chaired by Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Steffi Lemke and Stefan Birkner.[6]
Other activities
edit- German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[7]
- German-Jordanian Society, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[8]
- German-Mozambican Society, Member of the Advisory Board[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Olaf in der Beek, FDP". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Abgeordnete". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Stahl, Jürgen (20 September 2017). "Olaf in der Beek (FDP): Comeback nach Bruch mit der Partei". www.waz.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Lisa Badum leitet Unterausschuss zur Klima- und Energiepolitik Bundestag, press release of 8 April 2022.
- ^ FDP-Fraktion: Besetzung Sprecherposten FDP Group in the German Bundestag, press release of 14 December 2021.
- ^ Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
- ^ Parliamentary Advisory Board German-Jordanian Society.
- ^ Advisory Board German-Mozambican Society.
External links
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Media related to Olaf in der Beek at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in German)
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