Norbert Altenkamp
Norbert Altenkamp | |
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 Altenkamp in 2017 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Main-Taunus | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Heinz Riesenhuber |
| Mayor of Bad Soden | |
| In office 2004–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt E. Bender |
| Succeeded by | Frank Blasch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1972 Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Münster |
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Norbert Altenkamp (born 27 July 1972)[1] is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017. He previously served as mayor of Bad Soden.
Early life and education
[edit]Altenkamp was born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] After his Abitur, he took up an apprenticeship as a bank teller at Dresdner Bank in Essen,[2] followed by studying economics at the University of Münster.
Political career
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Altenkamp entered the CDU in 1990. From 2004 to 2017, he was mayor of Bad Soden. He was first elected in 2003 with 63.3% of the vote[3] and was re-elected in 2009 and 2015.[4]
In the 2017 German federal election, Altenkamp was directly elected as member of parliament for the electoral district of Main-Taunus, becoming the CDU candidate after a contested internal election.[5] He has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. In this capacity, he is the CDU/CSU parliamentary group's rapporteur on the immigration of skilled workers and on tax incentives for research and development.
In 2023, Altenkamp co-founded the Cross-Party Parliamentary on the Situation of the Uyghurs.
Other activities
[edit]- Süwag Energie, Member of the advisory board (since 2015)
- Taunus Sparkasse, Member of the supervisory board (since 2011)[6]
- Kliniken des Main-Taunus-Kreises, Member of the advisory board (since 2016)
Personal life
[edit]Altenkamp is married and has two children, and currently resides in Bad Soden.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag – Norbert Altenkamp". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Mein Lebenslauf – Norbert Altenkamp" (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Direktwahl in Bad Soden: CDU-Bewerber deklassiert Mitbewerber" (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Wahl zum Bürgermeister am 28 September 2003". Bad Soden am Taunus (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ KG, Gießener Anzeiger Verlags GmbH & Co. "Norbert Altenkamp folgt auf Heinz Riesenhuber – Usinger Anzeiger" (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Executive Board and Supervisory Board Taunus Sparkasse.
External links
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Media related to Norbert Altenkamp at Wikimedia Commons- Personal website
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