Klaus-Dieter Gröhler | |
|---|---|
 Gröhler in 2013 | |
| Member of theBundestag forBerlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf | |
| In office 22 September 2013 – 26 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Petra-Evelyne Merkel |
| Succeeded by | Michael Müller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-04-17)17 April 1966 (age 59) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Klaus-Dieter Gröhler (born 17 April 1966) is a German lawyer and politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) and former public servant who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBerlin from 2013 until 2021.[1][2] From 2011 until 2013, he worked as the city councillor responsible for building and planning in western Berlin'sCharlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.[3]
Gröhler became a member of the Bundestag in the2013 German federal election, representing theBerlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.[4] Throughout his time in parliament, he served as a member of the Budget Committee.[5] In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group'srapporteur on theannual budgets of theFederal Ministry of the Interior and theFederal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. He was also a member of the so-calledConfidential Committee (Vertrauensgremium) of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services,BND,BfV andMAD.
From 2019, Gröhler led a parliamentary inquiry into the2016 Berlin truck attack.
Helost his seat at the2021 German federal election to Berlin mayorMichael Müller.[6]
In June 2017, Gröhler voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[7]
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