Michael von Abercron
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Michael von Abercron | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ole Schröder |
Constituency | Schleswig-Holstein |
Personal details | |
Born | Wangels, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany (now Germany) | 17 November 1952
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Children | Two |
Occupation | Politician / Agricultural engineer |
Michael von Abercron (born November 17, 1952) is an agricultural engineer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[1]
Early career
From 2005 until 2009, von Abercron served as chief of staff to Christian von Boetticher, the State Minister of Agriculture and the Environment in the government of Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen.
Political career
Following the 2009 state elections, he became a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. In parliament, he served as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on environmental issues and data privacy. He was a member of the Committee on Internal and Legal Affairs and of the Committee of the Environment.
Von Abercon was elected to the Bundestag in the 2017 national elections, succeeding Ole Schröder. He has since been a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and of the Committee on Food and Agriculture.
References
- ^ "German Bundestag - Dr. Michael von Abercron". German Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-27.