Michael Theurer
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Michael Theurer | |
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![]() Michael Theurer in 2015 | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 2009–2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tübingen, West Germany (now Germany) | 12 January 1967
Nationality | German |
Political party | FDP |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
Michael Theurer (born 12 January 1967) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2017.[1] From 2009 until 2017, he was a Member of the European Parliament.
Early life and career[]
After graduating from the Martin-Gerbert-Gymnasium in 1986, Theurer served in the Bundeswehr in Calw until 1987. From 1988 to 1990 he worked as a volunteer for the Black Forest Messenger in Oberndorf am Neckar. He then worked for a few months as local editor of this newspaper in Schramberg before beginning his studies in economics at the University of Tübingen in October 1990. He completed this in November 1995 as a graduate economist.
Political career[]
From 1995 to August 2009 Theurer served as Lord Mayor of the city of Horb am Neckar and from 2001 to 2009 as member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg.
From 2009 until 2017, Theurer was a member of the European Parliament. Throughout his time in parliament, he served on the Committee on Budgetary Control. In addition, he was a member of the Committee on Regional Development (2009-2012), the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (2011-2012) and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (2014-2017).
Theurer became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. He has since been serving as deputy chairman of his party's parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Christian Lindner.[2]
Following the 2021 state elections in Baden-Württemberg, Theurer led his party's delegation in the negotiations with Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann's Alliance '90/Greens on a potential coalition government.[3]
Other activities[]
Corporate boards[]
- KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors[4]
Non-profit organizations[]
- Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020)[5]
- Agora Energiewende, Member of the Council[6]
- Reinhold Maier Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[7]
- Theodor Heuss Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[8]
References[]
- ^ "Michael Theurer | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "Fraktionsvorstand". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg 2021: So sind die Karten vor den Sondierungsgesprächen gemischt Südwestrundfunk, March 16, 2021.
- ^ Board of Supervisory Directors and its Committees KfW.
- ^ Board Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
- ^ Council Agora Energiewende.
- ^ Board of Trustees Reinhold Maier Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees Theodor Heuss Foundation.
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