Thorsten Frei
German politician (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thorsten Frei (born 8 August 1973) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2013.[1]
Thorsten Frei | |
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.jpg) Thorsten Frei in 2023 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1973 Säckingen, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
Political career
Frei became mayor of Donaueschingen in 2004, a position he relinquished when he first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[2] From 2013 until 2017, he was a member of the Committee on European Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Civilian Crisis Prevention.
Since 2018, Frei has been serving as deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, under the leadership of successive chairs Ralph Brinkhaus (2021–2022) and Friedrich Merz (2022–present). In this capacity, he coordinates the group's legislative activities on consumer protection, domestic affairs, sports, and minorities. He has also been serving on the Committee on the Election of Judges (Wahlausschuss), which is in charge of appointing judges to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
In addition to his committee assignments, Frei chairs the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Other activities
- Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Member of the Supervisory Board (2018-2019)
- Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees
References
External links
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