Carsten Müller (born 8 May 1970 in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

) is a German

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and

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Early life and career

After finishing

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in 1989 at Gymnasium Kleine Burg in

, Müller graduated to 1991 as a

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and in 1992 began to study

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in the Georg-August-University Goettingen, completing his course in 1998. From 1992 to 1999 he was on the alternative military service in the Technical Relief. In 2001 he was fully qualified as a

and from 2003 to 2006, he also took the management of a medium-sized company in the meat industry.

Political career

Career in state politics

As a student in 1986 Müller joined the

Young Union The Junge Union Deutschlands (English: Young Union of Germany) or JU is the joint youth organisation of the CDU/CSU coalition in Germany. Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age. The Junge Union claims to be the large ...

and from 1989 to 1990 was the CDU Chairman of the

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Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

. From 1990 to 1992 and again since 2000, he has belonged to the Land executive of CDU Braunschweig and since 1998 has also been vice-chairman of the CDU for the district of Braunschweig.

Member of the German Parliament, 2005–2009; 2013-present

Since the 2005 elections, Müller has been member of the

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. In parliament, he first served on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment before moving to the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety. On the latter committee, he was his parliamentary group's

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on the environmental aspects of transport policy. Since 2018, he has been serving as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy; the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection; and the Committee for the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure. On the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection, he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on digital issues. In addition to his committee assignments, Müller is a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Baltic States. In 2009, he joined

Andreas Scheuer Andreas Franz Scheuer (born 26 September 1974) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party. From 2018 to 2021, he was Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the Cabinet Merkel IV. From 2013 to 2018, he ...

in initiating a cross-party group for the protection of

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Other activities (selection)

Corporate boards

* Kraftverkehr Mundstock, Chairman of the Supervisory Board * Minol Messtechnik W. Lehmann, Member of the Advisory Board * Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (–2016) * Cleanventure AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (–2014)

Non-profits

* German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Chairman * Verein Mittelständischer Dienstleistungsunternehmen (VMDU), Chairman * Association of German Foundations, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (2005–2009) *

Federal Agency for Civic Education The Federal Agency for Civic Education (FACE, (''bpb'')) is a German federal government agency responsible for promoting civic education. It is subordinated to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Thomas Krüger has served as president of t ...

, Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (2005–2009)

Political positions

In June 2017, Müller voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 ...

.Carsten Wagner (June 30, 2017)
"Ehe für alle": Niedersachsen-CDU uneins in Berlin

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Carsten 1970 births Living people Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029