Andreas Jung (born 13 May 1975) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2005. Since 2022, Jung has been one of five deputy chairs of the CDU, under the leadership of chairman

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Political career

Jung first became a member of the Bundestag in the

2005 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 18 September 2005 to elect the members of the 16th Bundestag. The snap election was called after the government's defeat in a state election, which caused them to intentionally lose a motion of confide ...

. From 2005 until 2013, he was a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, where he served as his parliamentary group's

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. He also chaired the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development from 2009 until 2018. In addition to his committee assignments, Jung has been chairing the German-French Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since March 2019, he has been serving as co-chair of the

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. In the negotiations to form a ''

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'' of

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's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian

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) and the

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(SPD) following the 2013 federal elections, Jung was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on energy policy, led by

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and

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. In the negotiations to form another

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under Merkel's leadership following the 2017 federal elections, he was part of the working group on energy, climate protection and the environment, led by

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and

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. Since 2018, Jung has been serving as deputy chairman of the

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parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman

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. In this capacity, he is the group's main spokesman for budgetary and financial issues. Together with Roland Heintze,

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, Antje Tillmann and Oliver Wittke, Jung co-chaired the CDU's 2018 national convention in

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. In the negotiations to form a

under the leadership of Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg

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following the 2021 state elections, Jung co-chaired the working group on climate, environmental policy and energy, alongside

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. Ahead of the

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, CDU chairman

included Jung in his eight-member shadow cabinet for the Christian Democrats’ campaign.

Other activities

* Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO), Chair of the Advisory Board (since 2021) * Jacques Delors Centre at

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, Member of the advisory board (since 2019) *

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(DFI), Member of the Board * German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board * Bundesverband Bioenergie (BBE), Member of the advisory board (-2018)

Political positions

In June 2017, Jung voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of

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. In April 2020, Jung co-signed – alongside around 50 other members of his parliamentary group – a letter to

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which called on the European Union to take in children who were living in migrant camps across Greece.Robert Roßmann (April 6, 2020)
Mehr als 50 Unionsabgeordnete fordern Aufnahme von Flüchtlingskindern
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''.

Personal life

Jung lives on

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, grew up in Stockach on Lake Constance. He is Catholic, married with two children.

References

External links

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Bundestag biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Andreas 1973 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany