Georg Kippels

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.

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
Bedburg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU
Alma materUniversity of Cologne

Political career

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 deputy chairman of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

Political positions

In June 2017, Kippels voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[6]

gollark: Except it returns a string.
gollark: Oh, apparently that works anyway.
gollark: 1 .. 1 → 11
gollark: No.
gollark: Let's add that to numbers, then.

References
  1. "Dr. Georg Kippels". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  2. "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  3. "German Bundestag - Economic Cooperation and Development". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  4. Matthias Schütt (June 1, 2018), Großes Interesse an der Polio-Kampagne Rotary Magazin.
  5. Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
  6. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.


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