Georg Kippels

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Georg Kippels
Georg Kippels 2013.jpg
Georg Kippels in 2013
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byWilli Zylajew
Personal details
Born (1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 61)
Bedburg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU
Alma materUniversity of Cologne

Georg Kippels (born 21 September 1959) 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 North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.

Political career[]

Kippels first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[1] He has since been serving on the Health Committee on Health and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.[2][3] In 2018, he also joined the newly established Sub-Committee on Global Health.

In addition to his committee assignments, Kippels serves as deputy chairman of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities[]

  • "End Polio Now", Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (since 2018)[4]
  • German Health Partnership (GHP), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2017)
  • German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[5]
  • German Red Cross (DRK), Member
  • Lions Clubs International, Member

Political positions[]

In June 2017, Kippels voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dr. Georg Kippels". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  2. ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag - Economic Cooperation and Development". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  4. ^ Matthias Schütt (June 1, 2018), Großes Interesse an der Polio-Kampagne Rotary Magazin.
  5. ^ Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
  6. ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.

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