Michael Hennrich
Michael Hennrich | |
|---|---|
 Michael Hennrich in 2014 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1965 Balingen, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | |
Michael Hennrich (born 14 January 1965) 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 2002.[1]
Political career
Hennrich became a member of the Bundestag in the 2002 German federal election.[2] He is a member of the Health Committee,[3] where he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on pharmaceutical supply.
In addition to his committee assignments, Hennrich is also part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East, which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations with Bahrain, Irak, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian territories.
Hennrich has also been a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2010. In the Assembly, he has served on the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (2014–2018; since 2022); the Sub-Committee on the Cultural Heritage (2010–2012); the Sub-Committee on Development Issues (2010–2012).[4]
In July 2022, Hennrich announced that he would resign from active politics by early 2023 and instead become managing director of the German Medicines Manufacturers´ Association (BAH).[5]
Other activities
- Süddeutsche Lebensversicherung, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2016)
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board (2003-2008)
Political positions
In June 2017, Hennrich voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[6]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election, Hennrich publicly endorsed in 2020 Jens Spahn to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[7]
References
- ^ "Michael Hennrich | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Michael Hennrich". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Michael Hennrich Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
- ^ Michael Hennrich verstärkt BAH-Geschäftsführung German Medicines Manufacturers´ Association (BAH), press release of 22 July 2022.
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
- ^ Mehrere CDU-Abgeordnete sprechen sich für Spahn als künftigen Parteichef aus Agence France-Presse, July 24, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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