Mark Helfrich (politician) explained

Mark Helfrich
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2013
Birth Date:1978 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Itzehoe, West Germany
Party:CDU
Nationality:German

Mark Helfrich (born 8 September 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein since 2013.

Political career

Helfrich became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[1] From 2013 until 2014, he served on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs as well as the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Energy Affairs.[2] [3]

Since the 2021 elections, Helfrich has been serving as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for energy policy.[4]

Other activities

Political positions

In June 2017, Helfrich voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Helfrich. CDU/CSU-Fraktion. 2020-03-21.
  2. Web site: German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-21.
  3. Web site: German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-21.
  4. Henning Baethge (14 December 2021), Union im Bundestag: Jo Wadephul wieder Fraktionsvize, Mark Helfrich Sprecher für Energie Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag.
  5. https://www.agora-energiewende.de/en/about-us/council-of-the-agora/ Council
  6. https://deneff.org/das-sind-wir/beirat Parliamentary 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