Michael Groß (born 26 July 1956) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2009.

Political career

Groß became member of the Bundestag in the

2009 German federal election Federal elections took place on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the 17th Bundestag (parliament) of Germany. Preliminary results showed that the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union ...

, representing the Recklinghausen II district. He is a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection, the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee. On the Budget Committee, he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the

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of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

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Bundestag biography
1956 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub