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Alexander Engelhard

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Alexander Engelhard (born 26 September 1972 in Ulm) is a German miller and politician for the CSU and a member of the Bundestag, the federal diet since 2021.

Life

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Engelhard was born 1972 in the West German city of Ulm. Following his graduation from Technical High School in Ulm, Engelhard did an apprenticeship as a miller.[1] After that he studied at the technical colleges in Neu-Ulm and Ulm and received a degree in industrial engineering.[2] In 2001, Engelhard took over the old family business (Engelhardmühle) in Weißenhorn-Attenhofen and converted it into one of first organic mills in Germany.[3]

Engelhard is married and is the father of two daughters.[3] He is of Roman Catholic denomination.[4]

Politics

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Engelhard was a member of the city council of Weißenhorn from 2002 to 2014 and has been a member of the district council of Neu-Ulm since 2002.[5]

He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the 2003 Bavarian state election.[3]

After the previous CSU incumbent Georg Nüßlein did not run again, Engelhard ran a direct candidate in the Neu-Ulm federal constituency in the 2021 federal election. He won the direct mandate with 37.2% of the first votes.[6] In the Bundestag, Engelhard is a member of the Committee for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection.[2][7]

References

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  1. ^ "»Das sind die Brandenburger Neuen im Bundestag«". csu-landesgruppe.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "»Alexander Engelhard«". cducsu.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "»Wofür ich stehe!«". alexander-engelhard.berlin (in German). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ "»Alexander Engelhard, CDU/CSU«". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ^ "»Alexander Engelhard«". csu-geschichte.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ "»Bundestagswahl 2021«". bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ "»Ausschuss für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz«". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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