Carsten Linnemann

Carsten Linnemann (born 10 August 1977) is a German economist and politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Union, he has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2009 election,[1] representing Paderborn – Gütersloh III. He serves as the leader of MIT, the pro-business wing in the CDU/CSU.[2]

Carsten Linnemann
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2009
Personal details
Born (1977-08-10) 10 August 1977
Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
(now Germany)
CitizenshipGerman
NationalityGermany
Political partyCDU

Professional career

Between 2006 and 2007, Linnemann, a devoted Catholic, was an assistant to Norbert Walter, chief economist of Deutsche Bank. He subsequently worked as economist with IKB Deutsche Industriebank from 2007 to 2009, where he focused on small and medium enterprises.

Political career

Since 2009, Linnemann has been serving on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, where he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on welfare payments (Arbeitslosengeld II).

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) following the 2013 federal elections, Linnemann was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on labor policy, led by Ursula von der Leyen and Andrea Nahles. In similar talks following the 2017 federal elections, he was again part of the working group on social affairs, this time led Nahles, Karl-Josef Laumann and Barbara Stamm. However, he later abstained in the party leadership's vote on endorsing the renewed grand coalition under Chancellor Angela Merkel.[3]

Since March 2018, Linnemann has been serving as deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group under the leadership of Volker Kauder and his successor, Ralph Brinkhaus. In this capacity, he oversees the group's initiatives on economic policy, small and medium businesses, tourism and energy.

Other activities
  • Competence Center for Sustainable Energy Technology, University of Paderborn, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2011)
  • Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems (ILH), University of Paderborn, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2011)
  • Ludwig Erhard Foundation, Member
  • SC Paderborn 07, Deputy Chairman of the Business Advisory Council

Political positions

On 17 July 2015, Linnemann voted against the government's proposal to negotiate a third bailout for Greece.[4] In June 2017, he voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]

In 2019, Linnemann drew sharp criticism for saying that children who speak little German shouldn’t immediately be allowed to enter elementary school.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Those uppity Social Democrats The Economist, 23 November 2013.
  3. Andreas Rinke (12 February 2018), Factbox: Who could wield the knife? Scenarios for a Merkel exit Reuters.
  4. Paul Carrel (17 July 2015), German lawmakers back Greek bailout despite rebellion; Tsipras sacks dissenters Reuters.
  5. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
  6. Lawmaker criticized for proposal on kids with poor German Associated Press, 6 August 2019.
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