Jan Redmann (born 16 December 1979) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the State Parliament of Brandenburg since 2014. Since 2019, he has been chairing his party’s parliamentary group.

Early life and career

Redmann was born 1979 in the East German town of

Pritzwalk Pritzwalk () is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km west of Wittstock, and 33 km northeast of Wittenberge. The river Dömnitz flows through Pritzwalk. History Pritzwalk obtained municipal s ...

. He studied

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

at the

University of Potsdam The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is mainly situated across three campuses in the city. Some faculty buildings are part of the New Palace of Sanssouci which is known ...

and the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

and became a lawyer.

Political career

Redmann became member of the State Parliament of Brandenburg in the

2014 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2014. * 2014 United Nations Security Council election 16 October 2014 Africa * 2014 Algerian presidential election 17 April 2014 * 2014 Botswana general election 24 October 2014 * 2014 Comorian presi ...

Personal life

Redmann is married with a man. In July 2024, Redmann was found to be

driving under the influence Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...

.Thorsten Metzner (12 July 2024)
Brandenburgs CDU-Spitzenkandidat mit 1,3 Promille: Jan Redmann betrunken bei E-Scooter-Fahrt erwischt
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Der Tagesspiegel ''Der Tagesspiegel'' (meaning ''The Daily Mirror'') is a German daily newspaper. It has regional correspondent offices in Washington D.C. and Potsdam. It is the only major newspaper in the capital to have increased its circulation, now 148,000, s ...

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External links

Official website by Jan Redmann

Landtag-Brandenburg.de: Jan Redmann

References

1979 births Living people People from Pritzwalk Members of the Landtag of Brandenburg Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians University of Cologne alumni German gay politicians LGBT conservatism LGBT legislators in Germany 20th-century German LGBT people 21st-century German LGBT people {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub