Thorsten Frei
Thorsten Frei | |
|---|---|
 Thorsten Frei in 2017 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1973 Säckingen, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
Thorsten Frei (born 8 August 1973) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2013.[1]
Political career
Frei first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[2] From 2013 until 2017, he was a member of the Committee on European Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Civilian Crisis Prevention.
Since 2018, Frei has been serving as deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, under the leadership of successive chairs Ralph Brinkhaus (2021–2022) and Friedrich Merz (2022–present). In this capacity, he coordinates the group's legislative activities on consumer protection, domestic affairs, sports, and minorities. He has also been serving on the Committee on the Election of Judges (Wahlausschuss), which is in charge of appointing judges to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
In addition to his committee assignments, Frei chairs the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Political positions
In August 2024 Frei supported a stop of asyl migration at German borders.[3]
Other activities
- Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Member of the Supervisory Board (2018-2019)
- Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees
References
- ^ "Thorsten Frei | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Thorsten Frei". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ Focus.de: Nach drastischer Merz-Forderung bringt CDU-Mann neuen Asyl-Kompromiss ins Spiel, August 2024
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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