René Röspel

René Röspel
René Röspel
	René Röspel in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1998
Preceded by	Dietmar Thieser
Personal details
Born	9 July 1964; Hagen, West Germany; (now Germany)
Nationality	German
Political party	SPD
Children	4
Alma mater	Ruhr University Bochum

René Röspel (born 9 July 1964) is a German biologist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 1998.[1]

Political career

Röspel became member of the Bundestag after the 1998 German federal election.[2] He has since been serving on the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[3] In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on health research. From 1998 until 2005, he was also a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

In addition to his committee assignments, Röspel is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Baltic States.

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Röspel was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led by Johanna Wanka and Doris Ahnen.[4]

Other activities

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Member of the Senate (since 2006)[5]
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Member of the Board of Trustees[6]
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Member of the Board of Trustees
University of Hagen, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie, Member
German European Security Association (GESA), Member of the Political Advisory Board (2013-2017)
Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (CAESAR), Member of the Foundation Board (2002-2007)

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References

"René Röspel | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
"René Röspel, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
"German Bundestag - Education, Research and Technology Assessment". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
SPD-Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus NRW bei den Koalionsverhandlungen NRW SPD, press release of October 24, 2013.
René Röspel SPD Parliamentary Group
Facts & Figures [Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion]].

External links

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

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[1] "René Röspel | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-21.

[2] "René Röspel, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

[3] "German Bundestag - Education, Research and Technology Assessment". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

[4] SPD-Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus NRW bei den Koalionsverhandlungen NRW SPD, press release of October 24, 2013.

[5] René Röspel SPD Parliamentary Group

[6] Facts & Figures [Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion]].