Norbert Altenkamp | |
|---|---|
 Altenkamp in 2017 | |
| Member of theBundestag forMain-Taunus [de] | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Heinz Riesenhuber |
| Mayor ofBad Soden | |
| In office 2004–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt E. Bender |
| Succeeded by | Frank Blasch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1972-07-27)27 July 1972 (age 53) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Münster |
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Norbert Altenkamp (born 27 July 1972)[1] is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag since 2017. He previously served as mayor ofBad Soden.
Altenkamp was born inMarl, North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] After hisAbitur, he took up an apprenticeship as abank teller atDresdner Bank in Essen,[2] followed by studyingeconomics at theUniversity of Münster.
Altenkamp entered the CDU in 1990. From 2004 to 2017, he was mayor of Bad Soden. He was first elected in 2003 with 63.3% of the vote[3] and was re-elected in 2009 and 2015.[4]
In the2017 German federal election, Altenkamp was directly elected as member of parliament for the electoral district ofMain-Taunus [de], becoming the CDU candidate after a contested internal election.[5] He has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and theCommittee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. In this capacity, he is theCDU/CSU parliamentary group'srapporteur on the immigration of skilled workers and on tax incentives forresearch and development.
In 2023, Altenkamp co-founded the Cross-Party Parliamentary on the Situation of theUyghurs.
Altenkamp is married and has two children, and currently resides inBad Soden.
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