Philipp Hartewig (born 5 October 1994 inChemnitz,Saxony ) is a German politician of theFree Democratic Party (FDP) who served as amember of theBundestag from 2021 to 2025.
Philipp Hartewig studied law at theLeipzig University andCharles University inPrague after attending school inLichtenau andMittweida.[1] Following his time as articled clerk, he passed his second state law examination inDresden in 2021. In 2022 Hartewig was admitted to the bar as attorney at law.[2] He is non-denominational and single.[3]
Hartewig has been a member of theYoung Liberals since 2010. From 2015 to 2018, he was state chairman of the Young Liberal Action Saxony. He has been a member of the state executive committee of the Saxon FDP since 2015, from 2019 to 2021 as its deputy state chairman. On November 6, 2021, at the state party conference, he was elected secretary general of the FDP Saxony under the newly elected state chairwoman Anita Maaß.[4]
For the2021 federal election, Hartewig ran for the direct mandate inconstituency 161 (Central Saxony). He was elected to the Bundestag via the state list (third place) of his party.[5] In the20th German Bundestag, Hartewig was a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Sports Committee.[6][7] He served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson for sports politics.[8]
