Holger Becker
Holger Becker | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Johannes Selle |
Constituency | Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I |
Personal details | |
Born | Kusel, West Germany (now Germany) | 15 July 1964
Political party | SPD |
Holger Becker (born 15 July 1964)[1] is a German businessman and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)[2] who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 German federal election, representing the constituency of Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I.
Early life and education[]
Becker studied physics at the University of Heidelberg and at University of Western Australia in Perth from 1985 to 1991. He subsequently worked as a research associate at the University of Heidelberg and earned a doctorate (Dr. rer.nat.) in 1995. He was a research associate at Imperial College London from 1995 to 1997.[3]
Career in the private sector[]
Becker worked at Jenoptik from 1998 until 2000.[4]
Political career[]
In parliament, Becker has been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on Digitization.[5]
Other activities[]
- German Physical Society (DPG), Member of the Board (2000–2015, since 2021)[6]
- Association of German Engineers (VDI), Member[7]
References[]
- ^ "Dr. Holger Becker - Abgeordneter der 20. Legislaturperiode". SPD (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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