Knut Abraham

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Knut Friedrich Alexander Abraham (born 4 June 1966) is a German jurist, diplomat and politician from the Christian Democratic Union. Since 2021, he has been a Member of the German Bundestag.^[1]

Early life[]

Abraham was born and raised in Hamburg. He studied law at the University of Bonn.

Political career[]

Early beginnings[]

Abraham was a member of Young Union before joining the CDU in 1985.

In 2009, 2014 and 2019 Abraham ran unsuccessfully for the European Parliament.^[2]

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present[]

In the 2021 German federal election he contested Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz II, but was elected to the 20th German Bundestag via the state list.^[3] In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid.^[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Abraham is a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In the Assembly, he serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.^[5]

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