Stefan Gelbhaar Explained

Stefan Gelbhaar
Office:Member of the Bundestag
for Berlin
Succeeding:Stefan Liebich
Term Start:26 October 2021
Constituency:Berlin-Pankow
Term Start1:24 September 2017
Term End1:26 October 2021
Constituency1:Alliance 90/The Greens List
Birth Date:1976 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Friedrichshain, Berlin, East Germany
Party:Greens
Children:2
Alma Mater:Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation:Lawyer, politician

Stefan Gelbhaar (born 9 July 1976) is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin until 2021, when he gained the seat of Berlin-Pankow.[1]

Early life and career

Born in Friedrichshain, Berlin, Gelbhaar has lived in the Berlin district of Pankow since 1980. He attended the "Neumannschule" (30th POS) and the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gymnasium, and later became a student at Humboldt University. He completed his legal clerkship in the state of Brandenburg. Afterwards he worked as a criminal defence lawyer.

Political career

From 2011 until 2017, Gelbhaar served as a member of the State Parliament of Berlin, where he was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on transport.

Gelbhaar has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing Berlin-Pankow. In parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure and also serves as his parliamentary group's spokesman on urban mobility and cycling.[2] [3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Gelbhaar co-chairs the German-Korean Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stefan Gelbhaar Abgeordnetenwatch. abgeordnetenwatch.de. de. 16 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Infos zur Person. Bundestagsfraktion. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. de-DE. 16 March 2020.
  3. Web site: German Bundestag – Transport and Digital Infrastructure. German Bundestag. en. 16 March 2020.
  4. Markus Balser (10 May 2022), Aufsichtsrat: Hofreiter geht auch bei der Bahn leer aus Süddeutsche Zeitung.