Gero Storjohann

Gero Storjohann (born 12 February 1958 in Bad Segeberg) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the German Bundestag as the representative for the constituency of Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte. Storjohann has also been vice chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the German Bundestag since 2005.[1]

Gero Storjohann
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2002
Personal details
Born (1958-02-12) 12 February 1958
Bad Segeberg, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (CDU)
Alma materFachhochschule Kiel

Early life and education

After high school, Storjohann served as a Bundeswehr soldier from 1978 to 1980. Afterwards, in 1982, he completed vocational training as a wholesale and foreign trade merchant. In 1987, Storjohann graduated in Business Administration at Fachhochschule Kiel.

Career

From 1988 to 1994 Storjohann worked for Deutsche Bundespost. He joined the Junge Union in 1975 and the CDU party in 1977.

In 1994, Storjohann was elected into Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein and has been a member of the Landtag until he was elected into the Bundestag in 2002.[1]

In parliament, Storjohann serves on the Committee on Petitions and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure; on the latter, he is parliamentary group's rapporteur on road traffic safety. In addition to his committee assignments, he has been chairing the German-Austrian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.

Other activities

Political positions

In June 2017, Storjohann voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[3] Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, he publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[4]

Personal life

Storjohann is married and has three sons.[1]

References
  1. Gero Storjohann, Bundestag.de, in German
  2. Members of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA).
  3. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
  4. Christopher Herbst and Michael Schick (December 5, 2018), Im Kreis liegt Kramp-Karrenbauer vorn Hamburger Abendblatt.
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