Norbert Altenkamp (born 27 July 1972)[1] is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017. He previously served as mayor of Bad Soden.
Norbert Altenkamp | |
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![]() Altenkamp in 2017 | |
Member of the Bundestag for Main-Taunus | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Preceded by | Heinz Riesenhuber |
Mayor of Bad Soden | |
In office 2004–2017 | |
Preceded by | Kurt E. Bender |
Succeeded by | Frank Blasch |
Personal details | |
Born | Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | 27 July 1972
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Münster |
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Early life and education
editAltenkamp was born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] After his Abitur, he took up an apprenticeship as a bank teller at Dresdner Bank in Essen,[2] followed by studying economics at the University of Münster.
Political career
editAltenkamp entered the CDU in 1990. From 2004 to 2017, he was mayor of Bad Soden. He was first elected in 2003 with 63.3% of the vote[3][4] and was re-elected in 2009[5] and 2015.[6]
In the 2017 German federal election, Altenkamp was directly elected as member of parliament for the electoral district of Main-Taunus , becoming the CDU candidate after a contested internal election.[7] He has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. In this capacity, he is the CDU/CSU parliamentary group's rapporteur on the immigration of skilled workers and on tax incentives for research and development.
In 2023, Altenkamp co-founded the Cross-Party Parliamentary on the Situation of the Uyghurs.
Other activities
edit- Süwag Energie, Member of the advisory board (since 2015)
- Taunus Sparkasse, Member of the supervisory board (since 2011)[8]
- Kliniken des Main-Taunus-Kreises, Member of the advisory board (since 2016)
Personal life
editAltenkamp is married and has two children, and currently resides in Bad Soden.
References
edit- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag – Norbert Altenkamp". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Mein Lebenslauf – Norbert Altenkamp" (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Direktwahl in Bad Soden: CDU-Bewerber deklassiert Mitbewerber" (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Wahl zum Bürgermeister am 28 September 2003". Bad Soden am Taunus (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Wahl zum Bürgermeister am 27 September 2009". Bad Soden am Taunus (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Wahl zum Bürgermeister am 13 September 2015". Bad Soden am Taunus (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ KG, Gießener Anzeiger Verlags GmbH & Co. "Norbert Altenkamp folgt auf Heinz Riesenhuber – Usinger Anzeiger" (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Executive Board and Supervisory Board Taunus Sparkasse.
External links
edit- Media related to Norbert Altenkamp at Wikimedia Commons
- Personal website