Reinhard Houben
Reinhard Houben | |
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_02.jpg) Reinhard Houben in 2020 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1960 Bensberg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | FDP |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Siegen |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Reinhard Houben (born 29 April 1960) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.[1]
Early life and career
Houben graduated in business administration in Siegen in 1983 with a degree in business administration. Since 1984 he has been managing partner of Arnold Houben GmbH, a medium-sized trading company in Cologne’s Rodenkirchen district.
Political career
Houben has been a member of the FDP since 1983. On a local level, he served on the city council of Cologne from 1989 until 1994 and from 2009 until 2017.
Houben became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. Since January 2018, he has been a member of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy, where he is his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on economic policy.[2]
Other activities
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board
- Koelnmesse, Member of the Supervisory Board (2014-2018)
References
- ^ "Reinhard Arnold Houben | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Fachpolitische Sprecher". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in German)
