Michael Hennrich

Michael Hennrich (born 14 January 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2002.[1]

Michael Hennrich
Michael Hennrich in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2002
Personal details
Born (1965-01-14) 14 January 1965
Balingen, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU
Alma mater

Political career

Hennrich became a member of the Bundestag in the 2002 German federal election.[2] He is a member of the Health Committee,[3] where he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on pharmaceutical supply.

In addition to his committee assignments, Hennrich is also part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East, which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations with Bahrain, Irak, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian territories.

Other activities

Political positions

In June 2017, Hennrich voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[4]

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election, Hennrich publicly endorsed in 2020 Jens Spahn to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[5]

References
  1. "Michael Hennrich | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  2. "Michael Hennrich". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  3. "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
  5. Mehrere CDU-Abgeordnete sprechen sich für Spahn als künftigen Parteichef aus Agence France-Presse, July 24, 2020.


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