Mario Brandenburg Explained

Mario Brandenburg
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:24 October 2017
Constituency:FDP List
Birth Date:1983 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Bad Bergzabern, West Germany
Party:Free Democratic Party
Children:2
Alma Mater:Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences

Mario Brandenburg (born 3 October 1983) is a German computer scientist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2017.[1] [2]

In addition to his parliamentary work, Brandenburg has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary to Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger since June 2022. In this capacity, he was also the Commissioner for Translational Research.[3]

Early life and career

Brandenburg studied business informatics at the University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen and graduated with a master's degree (M.Sc.). Since then he has been employed at the software company SAP, where he first worked in software development, then in consulting and finally in international product sales.

Political career

Brandenburg has been a member of the FDP since 2010.

Brandenburg first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. In parliament, he joined the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment (2017–2022) and also the Committee on Digital Affairs (2017–2021). He served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on technology policy.[4] [5]

In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the FDP following the 2021 German elections, Brandenburg 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]

Other activities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mario Brandenburg (Südpfalz), FDP. Deutscher Bundestag. de. 2020-09-05.
  2. Web site: Mario Brandenburg Abgeordnetenwatch. www.abgeordnetenwatch.de. de. 2020-03-15.
  3. Armin Himmelrath and Miriam Olbrisch (1 September 2022), Bundesforschungsministerium: An der Spitze planlos Der Spiegel.
  4. Web site: Netzpolitik in der FDP: Liberale Pläne für das Internet der Zukunft. online. heise. Technology Review. de. 2020-03-15.
  5. Web site: Fachpolitische Sprecher. Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag. de. 2020-03-15.
  6. Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
  7. https://www.fraunhofer.de/en/about-fraunhofer/profile-structure/structure-organization/fraunhofer-senate.html#3 Senate
  8. https://bundesstiftung-friedensforschung.de/stiftungsrat/ Board of Trustees
  9. https://www.sprind.org/en/articles/supervisoryboard/ Supervisory Board