Stefan Gelbhaar (born 9 July 1976) is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin until 2021, when he gained the seat of Berlin-Pankow.[1]
Stefan Gelbhaar | |
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| Member of the Bundestag for Berlin | |
| Assuming office 26 October 2021 | |
| Succeeding | Stefan Liebich |
| Constituency | Berlin-Pankow |
| In office 24 September 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Alliance 90/The Greens List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1976 Friedrichshain, Berlin, East Germany |
| Political party | Greens |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Early life and career
Born in Friedrichshain, Berlin, Gelbhaar has lived in the Berlin district of Pankow since 1980. He attended the "Neumannschule" (30th POS) and the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gymnasium, and later became a student at Humboldt University. He completed his legal clerkship in the state of Brandenburg. Afterwards he worked as a criminal defence lawyer.
Political career
From 2011 until 2017, Gelbhaar served as a member of the State Parliament of Berlin, where he was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on transport.
Gelbhaar has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing Berlin-Pankow. In parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure and also serves as his parliamentary group's spokesman on urban mobility and cycling.[2][3]
In addition to his committee assignments, Gelbhaar co-chairs the German-Korean Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Other activities
- Deutsche Bahn, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[4]
References
External links
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