Hans Michelbach | |
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 Hans Michelbach in 2012 | |
| Member of theBundestag forCoburg | |
| In office 1994–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-05-03)3 May 1949 (age 76) |
| Political party | CSU |
Hans Michelbach (born 3 May 1949) is a German politician of theChristian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBavaria from 1994 until 2021.
He representsCoburg.
Michelbach became a member of the Bundestag in the1994 German federal election, representingCoburg.[1] Throughout his time in parliament, he was a member of the Finance Committee.[2] From 1994 until 1998, he also served on the Budget Committee. In this capacity, he was also the party's main spokesman on budgetary matters.[3]
In the negotiations to form aGrand Coalition of theChancellorAngela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) following the2013 federal elections, Michelbach was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on economic policy, led byIlse Aigner andHubertus Heil. In the negotiations to form Merkel’sfourth coalition government following the2017 federal elections, he was part of the working group on financial policies and taxes, led byPeter Altmaier,Andreas Scheuer andOlaf Scholz.
During his term in office, CSU politician Hans Michelbach received money as a partner in MIBEG Investment International, a project developer in the real estate industry.[4]
In October 2020, Michelbach announced that he would not stand in the2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[5]
In June 2017, Michelbach was one of only seven CSU members who voted in favor of Germany’s introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[6]
Within the German Parliament, Michelbach was a high-profile critic ofMario Draghi’s term as president of theEuropean Central Bank.[7]
WhenEuropean Commissioner for EconomyPaolo Gentiloni announced plans to re-examine the European Union’sStability and Growth Pact as part of aEuropean Green Deal in late 2019, Michelbach warned the Commission against any attempt to loosen the EU’s budget rules: “Gentiloni’s plans are an attack on the stabilisation goals under the pretext of protecting the climate.”[8]
