Stephan Stracke (born 1 April 1974) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2009.
Stephan Stracke | |
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![]() Stephan Stracke in 2013 | |
Member of the Bundestag for Oberallgäu | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marktoberdorf, West Germany (now Germany) | 1 April 1974
Political party | CSU |
Alma mater | University of Augsburg |
Political career
editStracke first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, elected with a mandate in Oberallgäu.[1] He is a member of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs.[2]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2013 federal elections, Stracke was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on health policy, led by Jens Spahn and Karl Lauterbach.
In April 2021, Stracke succeeded Georg Nüßlein as deputy chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Ralph Brinkhaus.[3]
Other activities
edit- Deutsche Renten Information (DRI), Member of the Advisory Board[4]
Political positions
editIn June 2017, Stracke voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Stephan Stracke". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Labour and Social Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ CSU-Bundestagsabgeordneter Stracke folgt als Unionsfraktionsvize auf Nüßlein Deutschlandfunk, April 14, 2021.
- ^ Advisory Board Deutsche Renten Information (DRI).
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)