Michael Hennrich (born 14 January 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the
Bundestag from the state of
Baden-Württemberg from 2002 to 2023.
Political career
Hennrich became a member of the Bundestag in the
2002 German federal election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 15th Bundestag. Incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's centre-left "red-green" governing coalition retained a narrow majority, and the Social Democratic Pa ...
, always being directly elected in the
Nürtingen constituency He was a member of the Health Committee, where he served as his parliamentary group's
rapporteur on pharmaceutical supply.
In addition to his committee assignments, Hennrich was also part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East, which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations with
Bahrain,
Irak
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,
Yemen,
Jordan,
Qatar,
Kuwait,
Lebanon,
Oman,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria
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,
United Arab Emirates,
Palestinian territories.
Hennrich became a member of the German delegation to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2010. In the Assembly, he served on the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (2014–2018; since 2022); the Sub-Committee on the Cultural Heritage (2010–2012); the Sub-Committee on Development Issues (2010–2012).
In July 2022, Hennrich announced that he would resign from active politics by early 2023 and instead become managing director of the German Medicines Manufacturers´ Association (BAH).
At the end of February 2023, Hennrich resigned his mandate to work as managing director of the .
Alexander Föhr succeeded him in the Bundestag.
Other activities
* Süddeutsche Lebensversicherung, Member of the supervisory board (since 2016)
*
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the advisory board (2003-2008)
Political positions
In June 2017, Hennrich voted against Germany's introduction of
same-sex marriage.
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’
leadership election, Hennrich publicly endorsed in 2020
Jens Spahn to succeed
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.
Mehrere CDU-Abgeordnete sprechen sich für Spahn als künftigen Parteichef aus
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'', July 24, 2020.
References
External links
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Bundestag biography
1965 births
Living people
Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg
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
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