Martin Burkert | |
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| Deputy Leader of theSocial Democratic Party inBavaria | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2013 Serving with Johanna Uekermann | |
| Leader | Natascha Kohnen |
| Preceded by | Ulrike Mascher |
| Member of theBundestag forBavaria | |
| In office 18 September 2005 – 1 February 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Bela Bach |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-10-14)14 October 1964 (age 61) |
| Political party | SPD |
Martin Burkert (born 14 October 1964) is a German trade unionist and former politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD).
Burkert was born inWürzburg. He was first elected member of the GermanBundestag in the2005 national elections. Throughout his time in parliament, he served on the Committee on Transport and, from 2013 on, the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure; he chaired the committee from 2013 to 2017.[1] In his first term from 2005 until 2009, he was also a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
In addition to his committee assignments, Burkert served as deputy chairman of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2014 until 2019. He was also a member of the German-Brazilian Parliamentary Friendship Group and of the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Within the SPD parliamentary group, Burkert belonged to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[2] He was a member of the working group on municipal policy. From 2010 until 2019, he led the Bundestag group of SPD parliamentarians fromBavaria, one of the largest delegations within the parliamentary group.
From 2013, Burkert served as deputy chairman of the SPD in Bavaria, under the leadership of successive chairpersonsFlorian Pronold (2013-2017) andNatascha Kohnen (from 2017).
In the negotiations to form acoalition government under the leadership ofChancellorAngela Merkel following the2017 federal elections, Burkert was part of the working group on transport and infrastructure, led byMichael Kretschmer,Alexander Dobrindt andSören Bartol.
By the end of 2019, Burkert resigned from parliament to join the board of railway and transport unionEVG.[3][4] He was replaced byBela Bach, the next SPD candidate on theparty-list.
