Uwe Kekeritz Explained

Uwe Kekeritz
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2009
Term End:2021
Birth Date:1953 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Oy-Mittelberg, West Germany
Party:Greens
Nationality:German
Alma Mater:University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Uwe Kekeritz (born 9 October 1953) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2009 until 2021.[1]

Early life and career

After completing his vocational baccalaureate, Kekeritz went to London, where he initially studied English as a foreign language. After his return to Germany, he stayed in Nuremberg and in 1987 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg with a degree in Economics.

From 1982 to 1988 Kekeritz worked as an independent consultant for small entrepreneurs and start-ups. In 1988 he moved with his family to Cameroon for two years, where he taught mathematics and English at a secondary school via the German Development Service (DED). He continued his teaching activities in Germany.

Political career

Kekeritz first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[2] He was a member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and spokesman for his group on development policy.[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Kekeritz served as chairman of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Western African States.

Kekeritz lost his seat in the 2021 German federal election.[4]

Other activities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uwe Kekeritz Abgeordnetenwatch. www.abgeordnetenwatch.de. de. 2020-03-16.
  2. Web site: Infos zur Person. Bundestagsfraktion. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. de-DE. 2020-03-16.
  3. Web site: German Bundestag - Economic Cooperation and Development. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-16.
  4. Web site: Zwölf Jahre im Bundestag: Uwe Kekeritz bereitet sich auf seine Zeit als Ex-Parlamentarier vor. 2021-10-17. www.nordbayern.de.
  5. https://www.transparency.de/ueber-uns/vereinsgremien/vorstand/ Board
  6. https://www.transparency.de/aktuelles/detail/article/transparency-deutschland-hat-einen-neuen-vorstand-gewaehlt-alexandra-herzog-ist-neue-vorsitzende Transparency Deutschland hat einen neuen Vorstand gewählt – Alexandra Herzog ist neue Vorsitzende
  7. https://deval.org/en/structure.html?file=files/content/Dateien/Institut/Struktur/DEval_Beiratsmitglieder_Webseite_2019_EN.pdf Members of the Advisory Board (2019)
  8. https://www.dsw.org/parlamentarischer-beirat/ Advisory Board
  9. https://www.boell.de/de/navigation/struktur-2230.html North-South Advisory Board