Christian Grascha (born 16 October 1978 in

Einbeck Einbeck (; Eastphalian: ''Aimbeck'') is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, on the German Timber-Frame Road. History Prehistory The area of the current city of Einbeck is inhabited since prehistoric times. Vario ...

) is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party.

Political career

Grascha joined 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 2008 as a replacement for

Stefan Birkner Stefan Birkner (born 12 April 1973 in Münsterlingen) is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Political career Birkner was elected to the State Parliament of Lower Saxony in the 2008 state elections. However, in February 2 ...

. In the negotiations to form a so-called

traffic light coalition In German politics, a traffic light coalition (german: Ampelkoalition) is a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Alliance 90/The Greens. It is named after the parties' tra ...

of the

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(SPD), the

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and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, Grascha was part of his party's delegation in the working group on financial regulation and the

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, co-chaired by

Doris Ahnen Doris Maria Ahnen is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Minister for Finance in the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2014. Prior to that she served as the Minister for Education, Resea ...

Lisa Paus Elisabeth "Lisa" Paus (born 19 September 1968) is a German politician who has served as the Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth since 25 April 2022. A member of Alliance 90/The Greens and an economist by trainin ...

and

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

Other activities

Norddeutsche Landesbank The Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (abbreviated NORD/LB) is a German Landesbank and one of the largest commercial banks in Germany. It is a public corporation majority-owned by the federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt with its hea ...

(NORD/LB), Member of the Advisory Board2016 Annual Report

(NORD/LB).

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External links

Personal website
Free Democratic Party (Germany) politicians Members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony 1978 births Living people {{Germany-FDP-politician-stub