Reinhard Houben

Reinhard Houben (born 29 April 1960) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.[1]

Reinhard Houben
Reinhard Houben in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1960-04-29) 29 April 1960
Bensberg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyFDP
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Siegen
OccupationEntrepreneur

Early life and career

Houben graduated in business administration in Siegen in 1983 with a degree in business administration. Since 1984 he has been managing partner of Arnold Houben GmbH, a medium-sized trading company in Cologne’s Rodenkirchen district.

Political career

Houben has been a member of the FDP since 1983. On a local level, he served on the city council of Cologne from 1989 until 1994 and from 2009 until 2017.

Houben became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. Since January 2018, he has been a member of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy, where he is his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on economic policy.[2]

Other activities
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gollark: Why would I have heard of you? Were you involved in that incident with the magical bee generator?
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gollark: There is no canonical evidence of magic """harming""" you before and helloboi seemed fine repeatedly conjuring hats.
gollark: A clear excuse.

References
  1. "Reinhard Arnold Houben | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Fachpolitische Sprecher". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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