Falko Mohrs Explained

Falko Mohrs
Office:	Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture
Term Start:	8 November 2022
Predecessor:	Björn Thümler
Office1:	Member of the Bundestag
Term Start1:	2017
Term End1:	2022
Predecessor1:	Günter Lach
Successor1:	Alexander Bartz
Birth Date:	1984 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Wolfsburg, West Germany
Party:	SPD
Nationality:	German

Falko Mohrs (born 23 July 1984) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister for Science and Culture in the government of Lower Saxony since 2022. He previously was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2017 to 2022.^[1]

Political career

Member of the German Parliament, 2017–2022

Mohrs became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election.^[2] He was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy and the Committee on the Digital Agenda.^{[3] [4]} In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the digital economy and 5G.^[5]

In addition to his committee assignments, Mohrs was part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Central African States.

In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Mohrs was part of his party's delegation in the working group on digital innovation and infrastructure, co-chaired by Jens Zimmermann, Malte Spitz and Andreas Pinkwart.^[6]

Career in state government

In the negotiations to form a third cabinet under Minister-President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil following the 2022 state elections, Mohrs was part of the leadership team of his party's delegation.^[7] He was later appointed State Minister for Science and Culture in the new state government.^[8]

In his capacity as minister, Mohrs has been chairing the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) since 2023.^[9]

Other activities

• Braunschweigische Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)^[10]
• Kulturstiftung der Länder, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)^[11]
• Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)^[12]
• NORD/LB Kulturstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)^[13]
• Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)^[14]
• Stiftung Lesen, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)^[15]
• Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)^[16]
• Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board
• IG Metall, Member
• Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr, Member
• Association of Christian Guides and Scouts (VCP), Member

Personal life

Mohrs is gay.^[17]

External links

• • Bundestag biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Falko Mohrs Abgeordnetenwatch. www.abgeordnetenwatch.de. de. 2020-03-20.
2. Web site: Falko Mohrs, MdB. 2017-09-25. SPD-Bundestagsfraktion. de. 2020-03-20.
3. Web site: German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-20.
4. Web site: German Bundestag - Digital Agenda. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-20.
5. Moritz Koch and Stephan Scheuer (June 3, 2020), Netzausrüster Telefónica verzichtet auf Huawei im 5G-Kernnetz Handelsblatt.
6. Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
7. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/landtagswahl_2022/SPD-und-Gruene-nehmen-Koalitions-Verhandlungen-auf,landtagswahl5068.html SPD und Grüne nehmen Koalitions-Verhandlungen auf
8. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/Das-rot-gruene-Kabinett-Ministerinnen-und-Minister-vereidigt,kabinett324.html Das rot-grüne Kabinett: Ministerinnen und Minister vereidigt
9. https://www.mwk.niedersachsen.de/startseite/aktuelles/presseinformationen/falko-mohrs-ubernimmt-vorsitz-der-kulturministerkonferenz-218785.html Falko Mohrs übernimmt Vorsitz der Kulturministerkonferenz
10. https://www.die-braunschweigische.de/stiftung/organigramm.html Board of Trustees
11. https://www.stk.niedersachsen.de/startseite/presseinformationen/kabinett-entsendet-falko-mohrs-in-den-stiftungsrat-der-kulturstiftung-der-lander-und-in-den-senat-der-stiftung-niedersachsen-217829.html Kabinett entsendet Falko Mohrs in den Stiftungsrat der „Kulturstiftung der Länder“ und in den Senat der „Stiftung Niedersachsen“
12. https://staatstheater-hannover.de/en_EN/impressum Supervisory Board
13. https://www.nordlb.de/kulturstiftung Board of Trustees
14. https://www.preussischer-kulturbesitz.de/ueber-uns/organe/stiftungsrat/aktueller-stiftungsrat.html Board of Trustees
15. https://www.stiftunglesen.de/ueber-uns/die-stiftung/organisation/kuratorium Board of Trustees
16. https://www.spd-wirtschaftsforum.de/news/neukonstituierung_politischer_beirat-20200701/ Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums
17. David Römhild (2 February 2023), Minister Falko Mohrs: Rote Socken und reichlich Baustellen Norddeutscher Rundfunk.