Wolfgang Hellmich Explained

Wolfgang Hellmich
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2012
Birth Date:1958 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Welver, West Germany
Party:SPD
Nationality:German

Wolfgang Hellmich (born 5 May 1958) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2012.

Political career

Hellmich became a member of the Bundestag in 2012 when he took the seat vacated by Michael Groschek.[1] He is a member of the Defence Committee – which he chaired from 2015 until 2021 – and the 1st Committee of Inquiry of the Defence Committee.[2]

In addition to his committee assignments, Hellmich co-chaired the German-Slovenian Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2014 until 2019. Since 2014, he has also been a member of the German delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, where he is part of the Defence and Security Committee and the Political Committee.[3] In 2022, he joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany’s armed forces.

Other activities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolfgang Hellmich, MdB. 2012-06-25. SPD-Bundestagsfraktion. de. 2020-03-19.
  2. Web site: German Bundestag - Defence. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-19.
  3. https://www.nato-pa.int/members/hellmich-wolfgang Wolfgang Hellmich
  4. https://www.euro-defence.eu/ Advisory Board
  5. https://deutsche-maritime-akademie.de/stiftung/beirat/ Advisory Board