Johann Saathoff

Johann Saathoff (born 9 July 1967) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony since 2013.

Johann Saathoff
Johann Saathoff in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Personal details
Born	(1967-12-09) 9 December 1967 Emden, West Germany (now Germany)
Nationality	German
Political party	SPD

Political career

Saathoff became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[1] He is a member of the Committee for Food and Agriculture and the Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy.[2][3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Saathoff is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the ASEAN States.

Other activities

• Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2018)[4]
• Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2015)
• Agora Energiewende, Member of the Council[5]
• German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

References

1. "Johann Saathoff, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
2. "German Bundestag - Food and Agriculture". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
3. "German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
4. Bernd Westphal wird neuer Beirats-Vorsitzender beim Wirtschaftsforum der SPD Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of 7 June 2018.
5. Council Agora Energiewende.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Bundestag biography (in English)