Swen Schulz | |
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Schulz in 2014 | |
| Member of theBundestag forBerlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North | |
| In office 17 October 2002 – 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Behrendt (2002),Kai Wegner (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Kai Wegner (2009) |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-03-01)1 March 1968 (age 57) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Swen Schulz (born 1 March 1968) is a German politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBerlin from 2002 until 2021.[1]
Schulz became a member of the Bundestag after the2002 German federal election.[2] From 2002 until 2013, he served on the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment.
In the negotiations to form aGrand Coalition ofChancellorAngela Merkel's Christian Democrats and the SPD following the2013 federal elections, Schulz was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led byJohanna Wanka andDoris Ahnen. From 2014 until 2021, he was a member of the Budget Committee.[3] In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group'srapporteur on the annual budget of theFederal Ministry of Education and Research.
In 2018, Schulz announced that he would not stand in the2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]