Torsten Herbst

Torsten Herbst (born 22 August 1973) is a German politician. Born in Dresden, Saxony, he represents the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Torsten Herbst has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony since 2017.[1]

Torsten Herbst
Torsten Herbst in 2017
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1973-08-22) 22 August 1973
Dresden, East Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyFDP

Life

Torsten Herbst grew up in the Dresden district of Zschertnitz, attended the polytechnic secondary school "Gottfried Semper" and later the grammar school Dresden-Plauen. He did his community service in a hospital. Afterwards he started studying economics at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences, where he graduated with a degree in International Business Studies. He was elected deputy state chairman of the Saxony FDP in 1999, and from 2005 to 2019 he was secretary general of the state association. Since 2019 Herbst has been treasurer of the FDP Saxony.[2] From 2004 to 2014 he was a member of the Saxon state parliament.

He became member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. He is a member of the committee for transport and digital infrastructure. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the federal executive committee of the FDP.

References
  1. "Torsten Herbst | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Landesvorstand". FDP Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.


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