Volkmar Uwe Vogel (born 18 January 1959) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the

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from the state of

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from 2002 until 2021.

Political career

Vogel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2002 national elections, representing the

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district. In parliament, he served on the Committee on Transport, Construction and Urban Development (2002–2013), the Committee for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (2005–2009), the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (2014–2020) and the Committee on Construction, Housing, Urban Development and Communities (2018–2020). In addition to his committee assignments, Vogel was part of the German delegation to the

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from 2018 to 2020. In this capacity, he served on the Assembly's Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons and its Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People. From 2020 until 2021, Vogel served as Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of the Interior

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Other activities

Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship The Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship (german: Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, alternatively translated as "(Federal) Foundation for the Study of Communist Dictatorship in East Germany") is a governmen ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees (2020–2021)Foundation Bodies

. * Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (2009–2013) * Rockwool Germany, Member of the Advisory Board (2013–2020)

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Bundestag biography
1959 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Thuringia 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 {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub