Stefan Müller (born 3 September 1975) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) has been serving as a member of the

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 ...

from the state of

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since 2002. In addition to his parliamentary mandate, Müller served as one of two Parliamentary State Secretaries at the

Federal Ministry of Education and Research The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (german: link=no, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, ), abbreviated BMBF, is a cabinet-level ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Bonn, with an office in Berlin. The Ministry provi ...

in the

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of Chancellor

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from 2013 until 2018.

Political career

Müller 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 ...

, representing the

Erlangen Erlangen (; East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 116,062 inhab ...

district. In parliament, he has served on the Finance Committee (2002-2005); the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2005-2009); the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment (2005-2009); and the Subcommittee on European Affairs (2005-2009). In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Cono Sur States. In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2009 federal elections, Müller was part of the working group on education and research, led by

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and

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. From 2009 until 2013 and since 2018, Müller has served on the Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigns committee chairpersons based on party representation. In the negotiations to form a fourth coalition government under Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Müller led the working group on education policy, alongside

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and

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. Also since 2018, he has been a member of the parliamentary executive of the CSU state group.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* Deutsche Bahn, Member of the Supervisory Board (2018-2019) *

DZ Bank DZ Bank AG () is the second largest bank in Germany by asset size and the central institution for around 800 cooperative banks and their around 8,500 branch offices. Within the German Cooperative Financial Group, which is one of Germany's la ...

, Member of the Advisory Board (2009-2013) * Nürnberger Krankenversicherung, Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2013)

Non-profit organizations

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

(FAU), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2009) * German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF), Member of the Board of Trustees (2014-2018)Board of Trustees
German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF). *

German Institute for Economic Research The German Institute for Economic Research (german: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), or, more commonly DIWBerlin, is a economic research institute in Germany, involved in basic research and policy advice. It is a non-profit acad ...

(DIW), Member of the Board of Trustees (2014-2018) * Stiftung Lesen, Member of the Board of Trustees (2014-2018) * Confucius Institute Nuremberg, Member of the Board of Trustees (2009-2013) * Franconian International School (FIS), Member of the Board of Trustees (2009-2013)

References

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Bundestag biography
1975 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria 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 People from Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria {{Germany-CSU-politician-stub