Christian Dürr (born 18 April 1977) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the

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since 2017. Since December 2021 he has been leader of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag.

Early life and education

Dürr was born in

Delmenhorst Delmenhorst (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Demost'') is an urban district (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of 74,500 and is located west of downtown Bremen with which it forms a contiguous urban area, whereas the ...

. He graduated in economics from

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, with a thesis on

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Political career

Career in state politics

Dürr was first elected to the

Lower Saxon Landtag The Lower Saxon Landtag () or the Parliament of Lower Saxony is the state diet of the German state of Lower Saxony. It convenes in Hanover and currently consists of 146 members, consisting of four parties. Since 2022 the majority is a coalition o ...

in the 2003 state elections. He was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on environmental policy (2003–2009) and media policy (2013–2017). Between 2009 and 2017, he served as chairman of the parliamentary group; in this role, he succeeded Jörg Bode.

Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present

Dürr has been a member of the German

since the 2017 elections, representing the Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-Land district. Within his parliamentary group, he chaired the Bundestag group of FDP parliamentarians from Lower Saxony, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. He also served as one of six deputy chairpersons of the FDP parliamentary group under the leadership of its chairman

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, where he oversaw the group's activities on finance and budget policy. Ahead of the

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, Dürr was elected to lead the FDP's campaign in Lower Saxony. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the

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(SPD), the

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and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, Dürr led his party's delegation in the working group on financial regulation and the

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; his co-chairs from the other parties are

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and Lisa Paus. In December 2020, he was elected leader of the FDP parliamentary group in the

, succeeding

. In January 2022, he told business magazine ''

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'' that Germany needs to attract 400,000 foreign workers a year.

Other activities

Government agencies

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(BImA), Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)

Corporate boards

* Universum AG, Member of the Supervisory Board

Non-profits

* Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV), Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board
Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV). *

SV Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

, Member

Personal life

Dürr is married and has two children. The family lives in

Ganderkesee Ganderkesee (Northern Low Saxon: ''Gannerseer'') is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Ganderkesee is located on the northern edge of a nature park called "Wildeshauser Geest". The northernmost part of the c ...

References

External links

Official website
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