Udo Schiefner (born 7 August 1959) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.[1]
Udo Schiefner | |
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![]() Udo Schiefner in 2014 | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kempen, West Germany (now Germany) | 7 August 1959
Political party | SPD |
Alma mater | Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology |
Political career
editSchiefner first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[2] He joined the SPD in 1975 and was elected chairman of the SPD Niederrhein in February 2021. In parliament, he is the chair of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure and a member of the Committee on Petitions.[3][4]
In addition to his committee assignments, Schiefner has been part of the German-Dutch Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2022.[5]
In July 2024, Schiefner announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[6]
Other activities
edit- Action Medeor, Member of the Advisory Board[7]
References
edit- ^ "Udo Schiefner | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Udo Schiefner, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Petitions". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Bundestagsabgeordneter aus Kempen: Udo Schiefner setzt sich für deutsch-niederländische Beziehungen ein Rheinische Post, 22 March 2022.
- ^ SPD-Abgeordneter Udo Schiefner tritt nicht mehr an Rheinische Post, 31 July 2024.
- ^ Advisory Board Action Medeor.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)