Andreas Rimkus | |
|---|---|
 Rimkus in 2019 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2013–2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-12-24)24 December 1962 (age 62) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Andreas Rimkus (born 24 December 1962) is a German electrician and politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2025.[1]
Rimkus became a member of the Bundestag in the2013 German federal election.[2] In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure from 2013 until 2017 before moving to the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy in 2018.[3] In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group'srapporteur on Germany's National Hydrogen Strategy.
In addition to his committee assignments, Rimkus was part of the German-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for relations with Belgium and Luxembourg.
In the2021 German federal election he won a direct mandate inDüsseldorf II, where he stood in 2013 and 2017.
Within the SPD parliamentary group, Rimkus belonged to theParliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[4]
In February 2024, Rimkus announced that he would not stand in the2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[5]
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