Tankred Schipanski | |
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 Tankred Schipanski in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2009–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Petra Heß |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Bühl |
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| Born | (1976-12-30)30 December 1976 (age 49) |
| Party | CDU |
| Occupation | politician |
Tankred Schipanski (born 30 December 1976) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofThuringia from2009 until 2021.[1]
Born inLeipzig,Saxony, Schipanski is the son of academic and politicianDagmar Schipanski. After completing hismilitary service with the37th Panzergrenadier Brigade inBad Salzungen, he studied law at theUniversity of Bayreuth from 1996 until 2002. From 2005 until 2009, he worked atTechnische Universität Ilmenau (TU Ilmenau).
Schipanski first became a member of the Bundestag in the2009 elections.[2] In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on the Digital Agenda.[3][4] From 2018, he also served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on digital affairs.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Schipanski was a substitute member of the German delegation to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 2020, where he serves on the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media.[6]
In the negotiations to form afourth coalition government underChancellorAngela Merkel following the2017 federal elections, Schipanski was part of the working group on education policy, led byAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer,Stefan Müller andHubertus Heil.
Helost his seat in the2021 German federal election.[7]
Since 2022, Schipanski has been working as consultant atDeloitte's Berlin office.[8]
In June 2017, Schipanski voted against Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[12]
In 2019, Schipanski joined 14 members of his parliamentary group who, in an open letter, called for the party to rally aroundAngela Merkel and party chairwomanAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer amid criticism voiced by conservativesFriedrich Merz andRoland Koch.[13]
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