Oliver Luksic (born 9 October 1979) is a German
politician
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of the
Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been a Member of the
Bundestag
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for
Saarland
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since the
2017 elections
The following elections occurred in 2017.
Africa
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, after having previously served from 2009 until 2013.
In addition to his parliamentary work, Luksic has been serving as
Parliamentary State Secretary A Parliamentary State Secretary (') is a member of the Bundestag given a portfolio to assist a Minister with running a government ministry. The position is roughly analogous to deputy ministers.
In 2021, there are 36 parliamentary state secretari ...
in the
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
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in the
coalition government of
Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021. In this capacity, he is the Federal Government’s Coordinator for Freight and Logistics.
Early life and education
Luksic was educated at
Sciences Po and
King's College London.
Political career
Luksic served as Member of the German
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...
between the
2002 and the
2013 national elections. In this capacity, he was a member of the Committee on European Affairs and of the Committee on Transport, Building and Urban Development. In 2012, he succeeded
Patrick Döring
Patrick Döring (born 6 May 1973 in Stade, Lower Saxony) is a German politician and member of the FDP in the Bundestag from 2005 to 2013.
Other activities
* Commerzbank, Member of the Regional Advisory Board for Northern Germany as the FDP parliamentary group's spokesperson on transport policy.
In addition to his committee assignments, Luksic served as chairman of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group with
Belgium
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and
Luxembourg
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.
Since 2011, Luksic has been the chairman of the FDP in Saarland. In this capacity, he led the party's campaigns for the Saarland state elections in
2012
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and
2017
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, both times without winning any seats in the state parliament.
In 2014, Luksic took on a position with
Merzig
Merzig (, french: Mercy, ''Moselle Franconian:'' ''Meerzisch''/''Miërzësch'') is a town in Saarland, Germany. It is the capital of the district Merzig-Wadern, with about 30,000 inhabitants in 17 municipalities on 108 km². It is situated ...
-based Kohlpharma, one of the leading importers of pharmaceuticals in Europe.
Lusksic was re-elected as Member of the German Parliament in the
2017 national elections. From 2018 until 2021, he served on the Committee on Transport, Building and Digital Infrastructure. In addition to his committee assignments, he chaired the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with
Croatia
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and
Slovenia
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. From 2019, he was a member of the German delegation to the
Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly
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.
In the negotiations to form a so-called
traffic light coalition
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of the
Social Democrats
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(SPD), the
Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
and the FDP following the
2021 federal elections, Luksic led his party's delegation in the working group on mobility; his co-chairs from the other parties were
Anke Rehlinger
Anke Gabriele Rehlinger (''né'' Moos; born 6 April 1976) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as the Minister-President of Saarland since 25 April 2022. After her party won the 2022 state elect ...
and
Anton Hofreiter
Anton "Toni" Hofreiter (born 2 February 1970) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2005 elections.
Political career
As a member of Alliance 90/The Greens, Hofreiter has been a member of the Bundes ...
.
Other activities
Corporate boards
* Autobahn GmbH, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)
Non-profit organizations
* Baker Tilly Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board
Advisory Board of the Baker Tilly Foundation
Baker Tilly.
* Belgian-German Society, President (2010–2013)
* European Movement Germany
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, Member of the Board (since 2009)
Personal life
Luksic lives with his family in Heusweiler
Heusweiler (; Saarlandic: ''Heiswiller''; older french: Hoysviller, link=no) is a municipality in the District of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. ...
.
References
1979 births
Living people
Sciences Po alumni
Alumni of King's College London
Members of the Bundestag for Saarland
Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021
Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025
Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany)
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