Oliver Luksic

Oliver Luksic (born 9 October 1979) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He has been a Member of the Bundestag for Saarland since the 2017 elections, after having previously served from 2009 until 2013. He was educated at Sciences Po and King's College London.[1]

Oliver Luksic
Member of the Bundestag
ConstituencySaarland
In office
2009 – 2013
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1979-10-09) 9 October 1979
Political partyFree Democratic Party
Alma materSciences Po
King's College London

Political career

Luksic served as Member of the German Bundestag between the 2002 and the 2013 national elections. In this capacity, he was a member of the Committee on European Affairs and of the Committee on Transport, Building and Urban Development. In 2012, he succeeded Patrick Döring as the FDP parliamentary group's spokesperson on transport policy.

In addition to his committee assignments, Luksic served as chairman of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group with Belgium and Luxembourg.

Since 2011, Luksic has been the chairman of the FDP in Saarland. In this capacity, he led the party's campaigns for the Saarland state elections in 2012 and 2017, both times without winning any seats in the state parliament.

In 2014, Luksic took on a position with Merzig-based Kohlpharma, one of the leading importers of pharmaceuticals in Europe.[2]

Lusksic was re-elected as Member of the German Parliament in the 2017 national elections. He has since been serving on the Committee on Transport, Building and Digital Infrastructure. In addition to his committee assignments, he chairs the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Croatia and Slovenia. Since 2019, he has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[3]

Other activities
  • Baker Tilly Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board[4]
  • Belgian-German Society, President (2010-2013)
  • European Movement Germany, Member of the Board (since 2009)

Personal life

Luksic lives with his family in Heusweiler.

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References
  1. Schellong-Lammel, Bettina. "Deutscher Bundestag - Saarländer mit liberalen Zielen: Oliver Luksic". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. FDP-Chef Luksic berät künftig Kohlpharma Saarbrücker Zeitung, December 13, 2013.
  3. Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine Deutscher Bundestag.
  4. Advisory Board of the Baker Tilly Foundation Baker Tilly.


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