Andreas Lenz

Andreas Lenz (born 23 April 1981) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.

Andreas Lenz
Andreas Lenz in 2015
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byMaximilian Lehmer
Personal details
Born (1981-04-23) 23 April 1981
Ebersberg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCSU
Alma materRosenheim University of Applied Sciences

Political career

Lenz first became a member of the Bundestag after the 2013 German federal election.[1] He has been serving on the Committee for Economics and Energy and the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.[2] In 2018, he became the chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.

In addition to his committee assignments, Lenz has been chairing the German-British Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.

In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Lenz was part of the working group on economic policy, led Thomas Strobl, Alexander Dobrindt and Brigitte Zypries.

Other activities
  • Bundesverband Bioenergie (BBE), Member of the Advisory Board[3]
  • German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[4]

Political positions

In June 2017, Lenz voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]

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References
  1. "Dr. Andreas Lenz". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2. "German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  3. Advisory Board Bundesverband Bioenergie (BBE).
  4. Parliamentary Advisory Board German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF).
  5. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.


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