Edgar Franke

Edgar Franke (born 21 January 1960) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2009.[1]

Edgar Franke
Edgar Franke in 2009
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2009
Personal details
Born (1960-01-21) 21 January 1960
Gudensberg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partySPD
Alma mater

Early life and education

After graduating from the Albert-Schweitzer-School in Kassel and his civilian service with the district association of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt in Kassel, Franke studied political science and law in Marburg and Gießen. He passed the 1st state examination in law at the Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen and the 2nd state examination in law at the regional court in Kassel.

Political career

Franke first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[2] He is a member of the Committee on Health, which he chaired from 2014 until 2017.[3] He also served as a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs from 2009 until 2016.

In addition to his committee assignments, Franke has been co-chairing the German-Iranian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.

Other activities

References
  1. "Edgar Franke | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. "Prof. Dr. Edgar Franke, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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