Jens Koeppen (born 27 September 1962 in

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) is a German

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of the Christian Democratic Union who has been a member of the

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since 2005.

Early life and education

Koeppen has lived in

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since 1963.Vita
at jens-koeppen.de, access date 5 January 2013

Political career

Koeppen became politically active in 1989, when he joined the East German political movement

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. In 1997, he joined the CDU. Since 18 September 2005, Koeppen has been a member of the German Bundestag, representing Uckermark – Barnim I. Between 2005 and 2013, he served as a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In 2009, Koeppen joined Andreas Scheuer in initiating a cross-party group for the protection of

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s. Following the 2013 federal elections, Koeppen moved to the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy. In addition, he served as chairman of the Committee on the Digital Agenda from 2014 until 2017. He also serves as a member of the parliament's Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigns committee chairpersons based on party representation. In addition to his committee assignments, Koeppen is a member of the German-Hungarian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Berlin-Taipei Parliamentary Circle of Friends. In the negotiations to form a

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under the leadership of

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following the 2017 federal elections, Koeppen was part of the working group on digital policy, led

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and

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. He is leading his party's campaign for the 2021 federal elections in Brandenburg.

Other activities

* Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board *

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, Member

Political positions

In June 2017, Koeppen voted against Germany's introduction of

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. Ahead of the Christian Democrats’

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in 2018, he publicly endorsed

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to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.Carsten Korfmacher (8 December 2018), DU-Bundesparteitag in Hamburg: Abgeordnete aus dem Nordosten stehen hinter AKK''

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''.

References

External links

Official Website of Jens Koeppen

Vita at CDUCSU.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koeppen, Jens 1962 births Living people People from Zeitz People from Bezirk Halle Members of the Bundestag for Brandenburg 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 for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany