Jens Koeppen | |
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| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-09-27)27 September 1962 (age 63) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 1 |
Jens Koeppen (born 27 September 1962 inZeitz,East Germany) is a Germanpolitician of theChristian Democratic Union who has been a member of theBundestag since 2005.
Koeppen has lived inSchwedt since 1963.[1]
Koeppen became politically active in 1989, when he joined the East German political movementNeues Forum.[1] In 1997, he joined the CDU.[1]
Since 18 September 2005, Koeppen has been a member of the German Bundestag,[1] representingUckermark – Barnim I. Between 2005 and 2013, he served as a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In 2009, Koeppen joinedAndreas Scheuer in initiating a cross-party group for the protection ofantique cars.[2]
Following the2013 federal elections, Koeppen moved to the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy. In addition, he served as chairman of the Committee on the Digital Agenda from 2014 until 2017. He also serves as a member of the parliament'sCouncil of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigns committee chairpersons based on party representation.[citation needed]
In addition to his committee assignments, Koeppen is a member of the German-Hungarian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Berlin-Taipei Parliamentary Circle of Friends.[citation needed]
In the negotiations to form acoalition government under the leadership ofChancellorAngela Merkel following the2017 federal elections, Koeppen was part of the working group on digital policy, ledHelge Braun,Dorothee Bär andLars Klingbeil. He is leading his party's campaign for the2021 federal elections in Brandenburg.[3]
In August 2024 Koeppen announced that he isn't seeking re-election for Bundestag.[4]
In June 2017, Koeppen voted against Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[6] Ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership election in 2018, he publicly endorsedFriedrich Merz to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[7]
