Marcus Weinberg
| Marcus Weinberg | |
|---|---|
 Marcus Weinberg (2014) | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
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Assumed office 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 June 1967 Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
| Occupation | Politician |
Marcus Weinberg (born 4 Juni 1967 in Hamburg) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party.
Early life and career
After high school, Weinberg served as a Bundeswehr soldier from 1987 to 1991. Afterwards he studied History at the University of Hamburg. From 2001 to 2007 Weinberg was a teacher in Wilhelmsburg.[1]
Political career
Weinberg was a member of Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, the parliament of Hamburg, from 2001 to 2005. From 2011 to 2015 he also served as chairman of CDU Hamburg. He resigned from that position after his party scored its lowest result in history in the 2015 state elections.[2]
Weinberg has been a Member of the German Bundestag since the 2005 elections. Between 2005 and 2013, he was a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the validation of foreign studies and degrees. Since 2009, he has been serving on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
Other activities
- Bundesstiftung Mutter und Kind, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees[3]
- Jürgen Echternach Foundation, Chairman of the Board (since 2015)
- Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2006)
- Frischluft e.V., Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2005)
Personal life
Weinberg is unmarried and has one son.[1]
External links
- Website of Marcus Weinberg
- Marcus Weinberg at the German Bundestag
References
- 1 2 Marcus Weinberg, Bundestag.de, in German
- ↑ Hamburgs CDU-Chef Weinberg tritt zurück Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, February 18, 2015.
- ↑ Board of Trustees Bundesstiftung Mutter und Kind.