Hans-Joachim Fuchtel | |
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.jpg) Fuchtel in 2014 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 1987–2021 | |
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| Born | (1952-02-13)13 February 1952 (age 73) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
Hans-Joachim Fuchtel (born 13 February 1952) is a German lawyer and politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBaden-Württemberg from 1987 until 2021.[1] From 2018 to 2021 he also served as Parliamentary State Secretary for Food and Agriculture in thegovernment ofChancellorAngela Merkel.
Fuchtel first became a member of the Bundestag in the1987 German federal election, representing theCalw district.[2] For several terms, he served on the Budget Committee (1994-2009) and the Audit Committee (2002-2009). In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group'srapporteur on theannual budget of theFederal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, among others. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the German delegation to theInter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from 1991 until 2009.
In Chancellor Angela Merkel'ssecondcoalition government from 2009 to 2013, Fuchtel served (alongsideRalf Brauksiepe) as one of two Parliamentary State Secretaries in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs under ministerUrsula von der Leyen. In addition to this role, he was appointed as the Chancellor's Personal Envoy to the German-Greek Assembly (DGV) in 2011.[3] In the negotiations to form aGrand Coalition of Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the BavarianCSU) and theSocial Democrats (SPD) following the2013 federal elections, he was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on labor policy, led by von der Leyen andAndrea Nahles.
In Merkel'sthird cabinet from 2013 to 2017, Fuchtel served (alongsideThomas Silberhorn as one of two Parliamentary State Secretaries at theFederal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development under ministerGerd Müller. In the negotiations to form acoalition government following the2017 federal elections, he was part of the working group on foreign policy, led by von der Leyen, Gerd Müller andSigmar Gabriel.
In May 2020, Fuchtel announced that he would not stand in the2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]
In June 2017, Fuchtel voted against Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[6]
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