Frank Steffel
Frank Steffel | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
West Berlin, West Germany (now Germany) | 2 March 1966
Citizenship | German |
Nationality | Germany |
Political party | CDU |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Frank Steffel (born 2 March 1966 in West Berlin) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU).
Early life and education
Political career
Steffel has been a member of the CDU since 1983. He was a member of the State Parliament in Berlin from 1991 to 2009. In the Berlin state elections of 2001 he was the CDU's candidate for the position as Governing Mayor of Berlin. His election campaign was considered unfortunate.[2] For instance he described Munich as Germany's "most beautiful city" and as its "secret capital". Although his party suffered enormous losses at the elections under his leadership, Steffel remained chairman of the CDU group in the State Parliament until 2003. Between 2005 and 2006, he chaired the Sub-Committee on Sports.
Steffel is also chairman of the CDU in Berlin-Reinickendorf since 2001 and member of the Bundestag since 2009. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Sports. From 2013 until 2017, he was a member of the Finance Committee, where he served as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on money laundering, tax treaties and land transfer taxes. Since 2018, he has also been a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Other activities
- Füchse Berlin, Member of the Advisory Board
- Volker Reitz Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Spielbank Berlin Gustav Jaenecke GmbH & Co., Member of the Advisory Board
- Bundesverband deutscher Spielbanken, Member of the Advisory Board (2009-2013)
Political positions
In June 2017, Steffel voted against Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.[3]
Personal life
Steffel has been married since 1994.[4] The couple has two children[5] and lives in Berlin’s Frohnau district.
References
- ↑ Anett Seidler (July 8, 2001), Wird sie Berlins First Lady? Welt am Sonntag.
- ↑ Steven Erlanger (October 19, 2001), Berlin Journal; Picking a Gay Mayor, Maybe, Over an Ex-Marxist New York Times.
- ↑ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
- ↑ Anett Seidler (July 8, 2001), Wird sie Berlins First Lady? Welt am Sonntag.
- ↑ Olaf Wedekind (April 5, 2016), Kellner in italienischem Restaurant beleidigt: Berliner CDU-Politiker stoppt Nazi-Pöbler Bild.