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Georg Kippels

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Georg Kippels
Georg Kippels in 2013
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byWilli Zylajew
Personal details
Born (1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 65)
Bedburg, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCDU
Alma materUniversity of Cologne

Georg Kippels (born 21 September 1959) 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 North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.

Political career

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Kippels first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[1] He has since been serving on the Health Committee on Health and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.[2][3] In 2018, he also joined the newly established Sub-Committee on Global Health.

In addition to his committee assignments, Kippels serves as the deputy chairman of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

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Political positions

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In June 2017, Kippels voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Georg Kippels". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "German Bundestag – Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag – Economic Cooperation and Development". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ Parlamentarischer Beirat setzt sich für die Stärkung von Gesundheitssystemen ein und will Vernachlässigten eine Stimme geben, 14 June 2018 German Network against Neglected Tropical Diseases (DNTDs).
  5. ^ Matthias Schütt (1 June 2018), Großes Interesse an der Polio-Kampagne Rotary Magazin.
  6. ^ Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
  7. ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
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