Edgar Franke | |
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 Edgar Franke in 2009 | |
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| Born | (1960-01-21)21 January 1960 (age 65) |
| Political party | SPD |
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Edgar Franke (born 21 January 1960) is a German politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofHesse since 2009.[1]
In addition to his parliamentary work, Franke served asParliamentary State Secretary at theFederal Ministry of Health in thegovernment ofChancellorOlaf Scholz from 2021 to 2025.[2]
After graduating from the Albert-Schweitzer-School in Kassel and his civilian service with the district association of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt in Kassel, Franke studied political science and law in Marburg and Gießen. He passed the 1st state examination in law at the Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen and the 2nd state examination in law at the regional court in Kassel.
Franke first became a member of the Bundestag in the2009 German federal election, representing theSchwalm-Eder district.[3] He was a member of the Committee on Health, which he chaired from 2014 until 2017.[4] He also served as a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs from 2009 until 2016.
In addition to his committee assignments, Franke has been co-chairing the German-Iranian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.
In 2018,Federal Minister of Justice Katarina Barley appointed Franke as the government's official commissioner for the victims of terrorist attacks.[5] He served in this position until 2022.
Within his parliamentary group, Franke belongs to theSeeheim Circle.[6]
In 2024, Franke announced that he would not seek re-election for the Bundestag.[7]
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