Holger Becker Explained

Holger Becker
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Constituency:Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I
Term Start:October 2021
Predecessor:Johannes Selle
Party:SPD
Birth Date:1964 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Kusel, West Germany

Holger Becker (born 15 July 1964)[1] is a German businessman and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)[2] who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 German federal election, representing the constituency of Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I.

Early life and education

Becker studied physics at the University of Heidelberg and at University of Western Australia in Perth from 1985 to 1991. He subsequently worked as a research associate at the University of Heidelberg and earned a doctorate (Dr. rer.nat.) in 1995. He was a research associate at Imperial College London from 1995 to 1997.[3]

Career in the private sector

Becker worked at Jenoptik from 1998 until 2000.[4]

Political career

In parliament, Becker has been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on Digitization.[5]

Other activities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Holger Becker - Abgeordneter der 20. Legislaturperiode. 30 October 2021. SPD. 27 September 2021 . de.
  2. Web site: Holger Becker. 30 October 2021. SPD.
  3. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/becker_holger-861440 Holger Becker
  4. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/becker_holger-861440 Holger Becker
  5. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/becker_holger-861440 Holger Becker
  6. https://www.helmholtz.de/en/about-us/structure-and-governance/statutes-and-governance/senate/members-of-the-senate/ Senate, as of February 2022
  7. https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2022/kw07-de-wahl-gremien-879542 Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt
  8. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/becker_holger-861440 Holger Becker
  9. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/becker_holger-861440 Holger Becker