Matthias Zimmer

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Matthias Zimmer
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Matthias Zimmer in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2009
Personal details
Born (1961-05-03) 3 May 1961 (age 60)
Marburg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU
Alma mater
  • University of Trier
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Matthias Zimmer (born 3 May 1961) is a German politician and author of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2009, winning a constituency in Frankfurt am Main for three terms until 2021.[1]

Political career[]

Zimmer became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[2] In parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, the latter of which he chaired from 2017 until 2018.[3][4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Zimmer co-chairs the German-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group.

In an internal vote on the CDU candidate for the 2021 elections, Zimmer lost against .[5]

Political positions[]

In June 2017, Zimmer voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.[6]

In 2019, Zimmer joined 14 members of his parliamentary group who, in an open letter, called for the party to rally around Angela Merkel and party chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer amid criticism voiced by conservatives Friedrich Merz and Roland Koch.[7]

Selected Publications[]

  • Nationales Interesse und Staatsräson. Zur Deutschlandpolitik der Regierung Kohl 1982–1989. Paderborn 1992
  • with Udo Margedant: Eigentum und Freiheit. Eigentumstheorien im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert. Idstein 1993
  • Ed.: Germany – Phoenix in Trouble? Edmonton 1997
  • Ed. with Angelika Sauer: A Chorus of Different Voices. German-Canadian Identities. New York 1998
  • Moderne, Staat und Internationale Politik. Wiesbaden 2008
  • with Thomas Scheben: Der Hund am Fallschirm. Streifzüge durch die Frankfurter Geschichte. Frankfurt am Main 2009
  • Ed. with Michael Thielen: Die Zukunft der Arbeit. Christlich-Soziale Perspektiven. Berlin 2013
  • Nachhaltigkeit! Für eine Politik aus christlicher Grundüberzeugung. Freiburg 2015
  • Am Rande der Politik. Frankfurt am Main 2016
  • Person und Ordnung. Einführung in die Soziale Marktwirtschaft. Freiburg 2020.
  • Alte Werte in neuer Zeit. Christliche Verantwortung und praktische Politik. Frankfurt am Main 2021
  • Morandus. Frankfurt am Main 2021

References[]

  1. ^ Benninghoff, Martin. "Nach Abwahl von Zimmer: Unmut bei der CDU". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. ^ "Prof. Dr. Matthias Zimmer". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag - Labour and Social Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  4. ^ "German Bundestag - Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. ^ Martin Benninghoff (February 6, 2021), Kaufmann setzt sich bei CDU-Kandidatenkür gegen Zimmer durch Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  6. ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
  7. ^ Jens Schneider (October 30, 2019), Machtkampf in der CDU: Abgeordnete nennen parteiinterne Kritik "extrem schädlich" Süddeutsche Zeitung.

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