Lars Castellucci | |
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| Federal Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance | |
| Assumed office 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Minister | Johann Wadephul |
| Preceded by | Luise Amtsberg |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1974-02-24)24 February 1974 (age 51) |
| Political party |  German:Social Democratic Party  EU:Party of European Socialists |
Lars Castellucci (born 24 February 1974) is aGerman politician of theSocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as a member of theGerman Bundestag since 2013.
In addition to his parliamentary work, Castellucci has been serving as the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance in thegovernment ofChancellorFriedrich Merz since 2025.[1]
Castellucci studied political sciences, medieval and modern history and public law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Mannheim and at theSan Francisco State University (SFSU) of California from 1995 to 2000, graduating withMagister Artium.[2] He obtained doctorate (Dr. phil.) at theTechnische Universität Darmstadt in 2008. His dissertation explored possible courses of action for the labor market policy facing social outlawing in Germany.
Castellucci worked as project leader for community and regional development and public participation at IFOK GmbH from 2001 to 2013. He is Professor of sustainable management, with a focus on integration and diversity management, at the University of Applied Management Studies (HdWM) in Mannheim since April 2013.[3]
Castellucci joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in 1991. From 1995 to 2001 he was chairman of the Wiesloch local branch of the SPD and was elected member of the municipal council in Wiesloch in 1999. In 2001 he became chairman of the SPD group on Wiesloch municipal council.
Castellucci also filled the position of chairman of the Rhein-Neckar county branch of the SPD from 2001 to 2009. He was elected deputy chairman of the Baden-Württemberg branch of the SPD in 2005.[4]
On 22 September 2013, Castellucci was first elected Member of the GermanBundestag. From 2013 to 2021, he was a member ofCommittee on Internal Affairs[5] and member of Committee on the Affairs of the European Union, where he served as his parliamentary group’srapporteur onasylum andmigration. He was also deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Sustainable Development and chairman of the German-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[6] Since 2021, he has been serving on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.[7] From 2022 to 2025, he served as deputy chairman of the Committee of Internal Affairs and Community.[8]
Since 2014, Castelucci has also been serving on the Advisory Committee onSinti and Roma at theFederal Ministry of the Interior.
In 2018, Castellucci campaigned to succeedLeni Breymaier as chair of the SPD in Baden-Württemberg; he eventually lost against his competitorAndreas Stoch.[9]
Castellucci lives with his partner inHeidelberg.[14]
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