Awards & Recognition
★Member of Bundestag since 2008
★Parliamentary State Secretary positions (2018-2020, 2025-present)
★CDU Thuringia Chairman (2020-2022)
★Multiple committee leadership positions
Notable Facts
→Senior German politician serving in Bundestag since 2008
→Currently Parliamentary State Secretary at Federal Ministry of Transport
→Former CDU Thuringia Chairman and Parliamentary State Secretary for Economic Affairs
→Specialist attorney in tax law
→Major political scandal in 2025 involving FSB agent working in his office
→Removed from previous government position in 2020 for congratulating AfD-supported candidate