Stefan Birkner

Stefan Birkner
Birkner in 2017
Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony
In office 18 January 2012 – 19 February 2013
Prime Minister	David McAllister
Preceded by	Hans-Heinrich Sander
Succeeded by	Stefan Wenzel
State Secretary in the Ministery of the Environment of Lower Saxony
In office 26 February 2008 – 17 January 2012
Prime Minister	Christian Wulff David McAllister
Succeeded by	Ulla Ihnen
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2017
Deputy	Björn Försterling
Preceded by	Christian Dürr
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in Lower Saxony
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 September 2011
Preceded by	Philipp Rösler
General Secretary of the Free Democratic Party in Lower Saxony
In office 2004–2008
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 February 2008
Constituency	FDP List
Personal details
Born	(1973-04-12) 12 April 1973 (age 48) Münsterlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland
Citizenship	German
Nationality	Germany
Political party	Free Democratic Party (1991–present)
Children	2
Alma mater	Leibniz University Hannover
Occupation	Politician

Stefan Birkner (born 12 April 1973 in Münsterlingen) is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Political career[]

Birkner was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in the 2008 state elections. However, in February 2008 he left the Landtag to become a State Secretary for the State Minister of the Environment in the second cabinet Wulff, Hans-Heinrich Sander. He was replaced by Christian Grascha. From January 2012 until 2013, he served as State Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection in the government of Minister-President David McAllister.

In September 2017, Birkner succeeded Christian Dürr as chairman of the FDP's parliamentary group.

Other activities[]

• Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board (2012–2013)

References[]

• "Staatssekretär Dr. Stefan Birkner" (in German). Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt und Klimaschutz. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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