Ingo Wellenreuther

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Ingo Wellenreuther
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2002
Personal details
Born	(1959-12-16) 16 December 1959 (age 61) Karlsruhe, West Germany
Political party	CDU
Spouse(s)	Anke
Children	2
Alma mater	Heidelberg University University of Giessen
Profession	Lawyer
Website	ingo-wellenreuther.de

Ingo Wellenreuther (born 16 December 1959) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2002. He is also the current chairman of Karlsruher SC.

Early career[]

From 1991 until 2000, Wellenreuther was a judge at the Karlsruhe Regional Court. He later worked as advisor to the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Parliament from 2000 until 2001.

Political career[]

Wellenreuther has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2002 federal elections.

From 2005 until 2009, Wellenreuther served on the Committee on Internal Affairs. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection. Also since 2009, he has been serving on the parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the Highest Courts of Justice, namely the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), the Federal Labour Court (BAG), and the Federal Social Court (BSG).

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Wellenreuther publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.^[1]

Other activities[]

• Karlsruher SC, President (since 2010)
• Federal Agency for Civic Education, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2007)
• German Football Association (DFB), Member of the Board (2013-2017)
• Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future, Member of the Board of Trustees (2006-2011)
• Internationaler Bund, Member of the Board of Trustees (2002-2017)

Personal life[]

Wellenreuther is married. He is the father of Willem II's goalkeeper Timon Wellenreuther.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in German)

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