Stefan Birkner

Stefan Birkner

Stefan Birkner (born 12 April 1973 in Münsterlingen) is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party.

Political career

Birkner was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in the 2008 state elections. However, in February 2008 he left the Landtag to become a State Secretary for the State Minister of the Environment in the second cabinet Wulff, Hans-Heinrich Sander. He was replaced by Christian Grascha. From January 2012 until 2013 he served as State Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection in the government of Minister-President David McAllister.

In September 2017, Birkner succeeded Christian Dürr as chairman of the FDP’s parliamentary group.

Other activities

• Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board (2012-2013)

References

• "Staatssekretär Dr. Stefan Birkner" (in German). Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt und Klimaschutz. Retrieved 2011-04-22.