Daniel Föst | |
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 Daniel Föst in 2017 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2017–2025 | |
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| Born | (1976-08-10)10 August 1976 (age 49) |
| Political party | FDP |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Passau |
| Occupation | Business economist |
Daniel Föst (born 10 August 1976) is a German politician of theFree Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBavaria from 2017 to 2025.[1]
Föst was born inSchweinfurt. He attended the Rhön-Gymnasium inBad Neustadt an der Saale, where he passed his school-leaving examination. After an apprenticeship as a salesman in the furniture retail trade inHamburg, he studied business administration at theUniversity of Passau.
From 1996 to 2005 Föst was head of Marketing & Communication at Opti Wohnwelt. From 2005 to 2006 he worked as a freelancer for various advertising and marketing agencies. From 2006 to 2016, Föst was a self-employed entrepreneur in the field of marketing and start-ups and was a lecturer at the vocational school teacher training course at theTechnical University of Munich.
Föst first became a member of the Bundestag in the2017 German federal election. In parliament, he was a member of the Committee for Construction, Housing, Urban Development and Municipalities and the Committee for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. He also served as his parliamentary group’s spokesman for building and housing policy.[2] In addition to his committee assignments, Föst co-chaired the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Maghreb States.
From 2017 to 2021, Föst served as chairman of the FDP in Bavaria.
In the negotiations to form a so-calledtraffic light coalition of theSocial Democrats (SPD), theGreen Party and the FDP following the2021 federal elections, Föst led his party's delegation in the working group on building; his co-chairs from the other parties areKevin Kühnert andChris Kühn.[3]
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