Thomas Hitschler
Thomas Hitschler (born 27 June 1982) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2013.[1]
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![]() Thomas Hitschler in 2013 | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Preceded by | Heinz Schmitt |
Personal details | |
Born | Landau, West Germany (now Germany) | 27 June 1982
Nationality | German |
Political party | SPD |
Political career
Hitschler became member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[2] From 2014 until 2021, he was part of the Defence Committee, where he served as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the infrastructure of the Bundeswehr. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Committee on Home Affairs.[3][4] In 2020 he also joined the Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr), which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany’s intelligence services BND, BfV and MAD.
In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Hitschler was part of the working group on foreign policy, led by Ursula von der Leyen, Gerd Müller and Sigmar Gabriel.
In addition to his committee assignments, Hitschler has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly since 2019.
Other activities
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Member
References
- "Thomas Hitschler | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Thomas Hitschler, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "German Bundestag - Defence". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "German Bundestag - Committee on Internal Affairs and Community". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)