Sven-Christian Kindler (born 14 February 1985) is a German politician of

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a Green politics, green List of political parties in Germany, political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens ...

who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

since 2009.

Early life and career

After graduating from high school in 2004 at the Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule (Hanover), Kindler completed a dual degree program of business administration at the Leibniz-Akademie Hanover and at Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics, which he completed in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. The training included an internship in Stockholm. From 2007 to 2009 he worked in corporate controlling at Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics.

Political career

Kindler first became a 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 ...

. He has since been a member of the Budget Committee; in 2018, he also joined its Sub-Committee on European Affairs. In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group's

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on the annual budget of the

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and the

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, among others. Since 2022, he has also been a member of the so-called ''Confidential Committee'' (''Vertrauensgremium'') of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services, BND,

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and MAD. Within his parliamentary group, he serves as spokesman on budget policy. In addition to his committee assignments, Kindler has been part of the German-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group (since 2009) and the German-Iranian Parliamentary Friendship Group (since 2018). Ahead of the

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, Kindler was elected to lead the Green Party's campaign in Lower Saxony, alongside

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. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the

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(SPD), the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the elections, he was part of his party's delegation in the working group on financial regulation and the

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, co-chaired by

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and

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Other activities

Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" The Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (German: Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft; acronym EVZ), is a German Federal organisation with the purpose of making financial compensation available "to former forced laborers and ...

, Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2015) * Institut Solidarische Moderne (ISM), Member of the Board of Trustees * German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member *

IG Metall IG Metall (; IGM; German: ''Industriegewerkschaft Metall'', "Industrial Union of Metalworkers'") is the dominant metalworkers' union in Germany, making it the country's largest union as well as Europe's largest industrial union. Analysts of Ger ...

, Member *

Pro Asyl PRO ASYL is Germany's largest pro immigration advocacy organization. Founded in 1986 by protestant pastor , Catholic priest Herbert Leuninger and others, the organization has over 18.000 members and an annual budget of more than (as of 2014). It ...

, Member *

German Foundation for World Population DSW (german: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung) is an international non-governmental organisation addressing Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) and population dynamics. DSW funds its project and advocacy work from private donations and the finan ...

(DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (–2021)Advisory Board

(DSW).

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1985 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony 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 for Alliance 90/The Greens Politicians from Hanover {{Alliance 90/The Greens