Sören Bartol (born 4 September 1974) is a German

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of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as

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in the

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in the

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since 2021. He has been a member of the German Parliament since 2002.

Political career

Bartol has been a member of the German

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since the 2002 federal election, representing the electoral district of

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. In the negotiations to form a ''

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'' of

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's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian

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) and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Bartol was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on transport, building and infrastructure, led by

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and

Florian Pronold Florian Pronold (born 28 December 1972) is a German lawyer and politician of the SPD who served as member of the German Bundestag from 2002 until 2021. From 11 July 2009 to 20 May 2017, he was state chairman of the SPD Bavaria. From 2013 until ...

. From 2013 until 2021, Bartol served as deputy chairman of the SPD parliamentary group under the leadership of successive chairpersons

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(2013–2017),

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(2017–2019) and

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(2019–2021). In the negotiations to form a fourth coalition government under Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, he again led the working group on transport and infrastructure, this time alongside

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and

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. Bartol is a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of Central America, the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of South America – which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations with

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– and the German-Brazilian Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

Corporate boards

KfW The KfW, which together with its subsidiaries DEG, KfW IPEX-Bank and FuB forms the KfW Bankengruppe ("banking group"), is a German state-owned investment and development bank, based in Frankfurt. As of 2014, it is the world's largest national d ...

, ex-officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2018) * INOSOFT AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (-2013)

Non-profit organizations

* Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums
Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , press release of July 1, 2020. *

Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck (german: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck; EKKW) is a United Protestant church body in former Hesse-Cassel and the Waldeck part of the former Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Constituti ...

School Foundation, Member of the Board (since 2005) *

Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie (Against Oblivion – For Democracy) is a German organization promoting diversity, tolerance and democratic participation, and opposing racism, prejudice and right-wing and left-wing extremism. It focuses in ...

, Member * Federal Foundation of Baukultur, Member of the Board of Trustees (2009-2012) * Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (2009-2014) * German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

References

External links

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Bundestag biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartol, Soren 1974 births Living people Politicians from Hamburg German Protestants University of Marburg alumni Members of the Bundestag for Hesse 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 Social Democratic Party of Germany