Kai Wegner

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Kai Wegner
MdB
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Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Berlin
Assumed office
18 May 2019
Preceded byMonika Grütters
Member of the Bundestag
for Berlin
In office
18 October 2005 – 2021
Preceded bySwen Schulz
Succeeded bySwen Schulz
Constituency
Personal details
Born (1972-09-15) 15 September 1972 (age 49)
West Berlin, West Germany
(now Germany)
CitizenshipGerman
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU
Children2

Kai Wegner (born 15 September 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 2005 to 2021. In 2019, he became the chairman of the CDU in Berlin.

Early life and education[]

Wegner was born 1972 in the Western part of Berlin and became an insurance salesman.[1]

Political career[]

Wegner joined the CDU already in 1989 and served as vice chair of the party in Berlin from 2000 to 2002.[2]

Wegner was a member of the German Bundestag from the 2005 until 2021, representing Berlin's Spandau district. In parliament, he served on the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy from 2005 until 2013 before moving to the Committee on Building, Housing, Urban Development and Local Government and the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on building and housing since 2018.

From 2011 until 2016, Wegner served as secretary general of the CDU in Berlin, under the leadership of chairman Frank Henkel. In May 2019 he succeeded Monika Grütters as chair of the CDU in Berlin.[3]

In October 2020, Wegner announced his candidacy for Governing Mayor of Berlin in the 2021 state elections.[4]

Wegner was appointed as CDU delegate to the Federal Conventions for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[5]

Other activities[]

  • Foundation for the Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace, Member of the Council (since 2018)[6]
  • Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trade Union of the Police (GdP), Member
  • Hertha BSC, Member

Political positions[]

In June 2017, Wegner voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[7]

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election, Wegner first endorsed in 2020 Friedrich Merz and later Jens Spahn to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[8][9] For the 2021 national elections, he later endorsed Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.[10]

Personal life[]

Wegner lives in Spandau.[11] He has two children.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kai Wegner". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. ^ Fahrun, Joachim (2019-03-22). "Berlins CDU-Vize Kai Wegner bestätigt seine Kandidatur um den Landesvorsitz offiziell". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Kai Wegner". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  4. ^ Sam Fleming and Guy Chazan (October 9, 2020), Kai Wegner: „Ja, ich will Regierender Bürgermeister werden“ Berliner Morgenpost.
  5. ^ Wahl des Bundespräsidenten: Berliner CDU-Fraktion bestimmt Mitglieder für Bundesversammlung Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ Council Foundation for the Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace.
  7. ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
  8. ^ Jan Heidtmann (February 13, 2020), Vorsitz der Bundespartei: Berliner CDU-Chef spricht sich für Merz aus Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  9. ^ Hans Monath (July 25, 2020), Berliner CDU gibt Empfehlung ab: Spahn und Söder – ein Führungsduo in der Union? Der Tagesspiegel.
  10. ^ Kanzlerkandidatur der Union: Machtkampf auf der Zielgeraden Tagesschau, April 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Christine Richter (May 18, 2019), Kai Wegner - das ist der Mann, der Berlin einen will Berliner Morgenpost.
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