Michael Hennrich | |
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 Michael Hennrich in 2014 | |
| Member of the German Bundestag forNürtingen | |
| In office 2002 – 28 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Elmar Müller |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Föhr (on state list) |
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| Born | (1965-01-14)14 January 1965 (age 60) |
| Political party | CDU |
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Michael Hennrich (born 14 January 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBaden-Württemberg from 2002 to 2023.[1]
Hennrich became a member of the Bundestag in the2002 German federal election, always being directly elected in theNürtingen constituency[2] He was a member of the Health Committee,[3] where he served as his parliamentary group'srapporteur on pharmaceutical supply.
In addition to his committee assignments, Hennrich was also part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East, which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations withBahrain,Irak,Yemen,Jordan,Qatar,Kuwait,Lebanon,Oman,Saudi Arabia,Syria,United Arab Emirates,Palestinian territories.
Hennrich became a member of the German delegation to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2010. In the Assembly, he served on the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (2014–2018; since 2022); the Sub-Committee on the Cultural Heritage (2010–2012); the Sub-Committee on Development Issues (2010–2012).[4]
In July 2022, Hennrich announced that he would resign from active politics by early 2023 and instead become managing director of the German Medicines Manufacturers´ Association (BAH).[5]
At the end of February 2023, Hennrich resigned his mandate to work as managing director of theFederal Association of Drug Manufacturers [de].Alexander Föhr succeeded him in the Bundestag.[6]
In June 2017, Hennrich voted against Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[7]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership election, Hennrich publicly endorsed in 2020Jens Spahn to succeedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[8]
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