Thorsten Frei
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Thorsten Frei | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-08-08) 8 August 1973 (age 50) Säckingen, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | CDU |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
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]
Political career
Frei 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 chairman Ralph Brinkhaus. In this capacity, he coordinates the group's legislative activities on consumer protection, domestic affairs, sports, and minorities.
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
Political positions
In June 2017, Frei voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[3]
References
- ^ "Thorsten Frei | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Thorsten Frei". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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