Georg Kippels Explained

Georg Kippels
Office:	Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:	2013
Predecessor:	Willi Zylajew
Birth Date:	1959 9, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bedburg, West Germany
Party:	CDU
Nationality:	German
Alma Mater:	University of Cologne

Georg Kippels (born 21 September 1959) 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 North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.

Political career

Kippels first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.^[1] He has since been serving on the Health Committee on Health and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.^{[2] [3]} In 2018, he also joined the newly established Sub-Committee on Global Health.

In addition to his committee assignments, Kippels serves as the deputy chairman of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

• German Network against Neglected Tropical Diseases (DNTDs), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (since 2018)^[4]
• German Health Partnership (GHP), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2017)
• "End Polio Now", Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (2018–2022)^[5]
• German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board^[6]
• German Red Cross (DRK), Member
• Lions Clubs International, Member

Political positions

In June 2017, Kippels voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.^[7]

External links

• • Bundestag biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Georg Kippels. CDU/CSU-Fraktion. 22 March 2020.
2. Web site: German Bundestag – Health. German Bundestag. en. 22 March 2020.
3. Web site: German Bundestag – Economic Cooperation and Development. German Bundestag. en. 22 March 2020.
4. https://dntds.de/parlamentarischer-beirat.html Parlamentarischer Beirat setzt sich für die Stärkung von Gesundheitssystemen ein und will Vernachlässigten eine Stimme geben, 14 June 2018
5. Matthias Schütt (1 June 2018), Großes Interesse an der Polio-Kampagne Rotary Magazin.
6. https://www.dsw.org/parlamentarischer-beirat/ Advisory Board
7. https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article166099805/Diese-Unionsabgeordneten-stimmten-fuer-die-Ehe-fuer-alle.html Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle