Gero Storjohann (born 12 February 1958 in

Bad Segeberg Bad Segeberg (; Low German: Sebarg) is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg. It is situated approximately northeast of Hamburg, and west of Lübeck. It is famo ...

) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the German

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as the representative for the constituency of Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte. Storjohann has also been vice chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the German Bundestag since 2005.

Early life and education

After high school, Storjohann served as a

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soldier from 1978 to 1980. Afterwards, in 1982, he completed vocational training as a wholesale and foreign trade merchant. In 1987, Storjohann graduated in Business Administration at

Fachhochschule Kiel The Kiel University of Applied Sciences (German: ''Fachhochschule Kiel'') is a University of Applied Sciences, established in 1969. It is one of three public institutions of higher learning in Kiel, Germany. It provides around 30 Bachelor‘s and ...

Career

From 1988 to 1994 Storjohann worked for

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. He joined the

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in 1975 and the CDU party in 1977. In 1994, Storjohann was elected into

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and has been a member of the Landtag until he was elected into the Bundestag in 2002.Gero Storjohann
Bundestag.de, in German In parliament, Storjohann serves on the Committee on Petitions and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure; on the latter, he is parliamentary group's

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and cycling. In addition to his committee assignments, he has been chairing the German-Austrian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.

Other activities

* Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Chairman of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (since 2009) * Deutsche Verkehrswacht, Member of the Presidium (2013-2016) *

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, Member of the Advisory Board on Transport Policy for Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein (2002-2010) * Federal Association of German Classic Car Clubs (DEUVET), Member

Political positions

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

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. Ahead of the Christian Democrats’

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in 2018, he publicly endorsed

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (; Kramp; born 9 August 1962), sometimes referred to by her initials of AKK, is a retired German politician who served as Minister of Defence from 2019 to 2021 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from ...

to succeed

Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Oppo ...

as the party's chair.Christopher Herbst and Michael Schick (December 5, 2018)
Im Kreis liegt Kramp-Karrenbauer vorn
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''.

Personal life

Storjohann is married and has three sons.

External links

Website of Gero Storjohann

Gero Storjohann
at the German

References

1958 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein Members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein People from Segeberg 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 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub