Uwe Kekeritz

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Uwe Kekeritz
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Uwe Kekeritz in 2016
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1953-10-09) 9 October 1953 (age 67)
Oy-Mittelberg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyGreens
Alma materUniversity of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Uwe Kekeritz (born 9 October 1953) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2009.[1]

Early life and career[]

After completing his vocational baccalaureate, Kekeritz went to London, where he initially studied English as a foreign language. After his return to Germany, he stayed in Nuremberg and in 1987 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg with a degree in Economics.

From 1982 to 1988 Kekeritz worked as an independent consultant for small entrepreneurs and start-ups. In 1988 he moved with his family to Cameroon for two years, where he taught mathematics and English at a secondary school via the German Development Service (DED). He continued his teaching activities in Germany.

Political career[]

Kekeritz first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[2] He is a member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and spokesman for his group on development policy.[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Kekeritz serves as chairman of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Western African States.

Other activities[]

  • German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Member of the Advisory Board[4]
  • German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[5]
  • Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the North/South Advisory Board[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Uwe Kekeritz | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. ^ Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Infos zur Person". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag - Economic Cooperation and Development". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. ^ Members of the Advisory Board (2019) German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval).
  5. ^ Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
  6. ^ North-South Advisory Board Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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