Bodo Löttgen (born 5 May 1959) is a German police officer and politician of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has served as a member of the
State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2005 to 2012 and again since 2017. He has been chairing his party’s parliamentary group since 2017.
Early life and career
Löttgen was born 1959 in the West German village of
Elsenroth and studied applied administrative science and became a high-ranking police officer.
Political career
Löttgen was first elected directly to the State Parliament of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
in the
2005 elections.
In the negotiations to form a
coalition government
A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election, an atypical outcome in ...
under the leadership of
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Ministerpräsident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen), also referred to as Premier or Prime Minister, is the head of government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (''NRW''). The po ...
Hendrik Wüst
Hendrik Josef Wüst (born 19 July 1975) is a German politician currently serving as Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a member of the Christian democratic and liberal-conservative CDU. In October 2021 he succeeded ...
following the
2022 state elections, Löttgen was part of his party’s delegation.
Other activities
*
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...
, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2019)
[
Frank Klemmer (19 September 2020)]
Ein Nümbrechter beim BVB: „Auf jeden Fall wollte ich kein Bayern-Fan sein
''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
The ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' (KStA) is a German daily newspaper published in Cologne, and has the largest circulation in the Cologne–Bonn Metropolitan Region. ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' has a base of over 100 contributing editors and a wide ...
''.
References
1959 births
Living people
Members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians
{{Germany-CDU-politician-stub