Holger Becker

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Holger Becker
Holger Becker Weimarer Land.jpg
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
October 2021
Preceded byJohannes Selle
ConstituencyJena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I
Personal details
Born (1964-07-15) 15 July 1964 (age 57)
Kusel, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partySPD

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dr. Holger Becker - Abgeordneter der 20. Legislaturperiode". SPD (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Holger Becker". SPD. Retrieved 30 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Holger Becker Bundestag.
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