Christian Dürr

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Christian Dürr

MdB
Christian Dürr (2019).jpg
Member of the Bundestag
for Lower Saxony
Assumed office
24 October 2017
ConstituencyFDP List
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
In office
17 February 2009 – 26 September 2017
Preceded byJörg Bode
Succeeded byStefan Birkner
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony
In office
4 March 2003 – 14 November 2017
ConstituencyFDP List
Personal details
Born (1977-04-18) 18 April 1977 (age 44)
Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony, West Germany
(now Germany)
CitizenshipGerman
NationalityGermany
Political party German:
Free Democratic Party
 EU:
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Children2
Alma materLeibniz University Hannover
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://christian-duerr.de/

Christian Dürr (born 18 April 1977 in Delmenhorst) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017.

Early life and education[]

Dürr graduated in economics from Leibniz University Hannover, with a thesis on emissions trading.

Political career[]

Career in state politics[]

Dürr was first elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in the 2003 state elections.[1] He was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on environmental policy (2003–2009) and media policy (2013–2017). Between 2009 and 2017, he served as chairman of the parliamentary group; in this role, he succeeded Jörg Bode.

Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present[]

Dürr has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing the Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-Land district. Within his parliamentary group, he chairs the Bundestag group of FDP parliamentarians from Lower Saxony, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. He also serves as one of six deputy chairpersons of the FDP parliamentary group under the leadership of its chairman Christian Lindner, where he oversees the group's activities on finance and budget policy.[2]

Ahead of the 2021 elections, Dürr was elected to lead the FDP's campaign in Lower Saxony.[3]

Other activities[]

Government agencies[]

  • Institute for Federal Real Estate (BImA), Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)

Corporate boards[]

  • Universum AG, Member of the Supervisory Board

Non-profits[]

  • Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV), Member of the Advisory Board[4]
  • SV Werder Bremen, Member

Personal life[]

Dürr is married and has two children. The family lives in Ganderkesee.

References[]

  1. ^ "… FDP-Fraktionschef Christian Dürr über Elternwille, Steuerausfälle..." Nordwest-Zeitung. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ FDP komplettiert Fraktionsspitze Handelsblatt, 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ Stefan Idel (29 June 2021), Landesliste für Bundestagswahl: Niedersachsen-FDP setzt auf Christian Dürr Nordwest-Zeitung.
  4. ^ Advisory Board Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV).

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