Karl-Georg Wellmann | |
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| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2009–2017 | |
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| Born | (1952-11-18)18 November 1952 (age 72) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Karl-Georg Wellmann (born 18 November 1952) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2001 to 2005, he was member of theAbgeordnetenhaus, the state parliament of Berlin. Between 2005 and 2017, he was an MP of the GermanBundestag.[1]
Wellmann was born inBerlin. After earning a high school diploma, Wellmann studied business administration and law atTechnische Universität Berlin and theFree University of Berlin. In 1978, he completed the first, and, after being areferendary, in 1980 the second state examination in Berlin. He then worked as a lawyer. From 1981 to 1985, he was personal advisor of SenatorHanna-Renate Laurien, State Minister for Science and Research, in the government ofGoverning Mayor of West BerlinRichard von Weizsäcker. He later worked for the State Ministry for Health and Social Affairs. Since 1985, he has been a lawyer again, since 1997 a notary.[1]
In 2001, Wellmann was elected MP of theState Parliament of Berlin.
From 2005 on, Wellmann was a member of the GermanBundestag;[1] he won the seat forSteglitz-Zehlendorf directly and was re-elected there in 2009 and 2013.
In parliament, Wellmann was member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2009. In addition to his committee assignment, he served as chairman of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentary Friendship Group. He was also a member of the German-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the German-Belarus Parliamentary Friendship Group.[1] A member of the German delegation to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), he also served on the Sub-Committee on relations with theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Wellmann also was anOSCE election monitor in Ukraine. In May 2015, Russia refused his entry at Moscow airport until the year of 2019, though he had been officially invited by the Foreign Committee of the RussianFederation Council. This was strongly criticized by the German government.[2]
