Wolf-Michael Catenhusen | |
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.jpg) Wolf-Michael Catenhusen, 2010 | |
| Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | |
| In office October 27, 1998 – October 22, 2002 | |
| State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | |
| In office July 1, 2003 – December 31, 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1945 Höxter, Germany |
| Died | April 30, 2019(2019-04-30) (aged 73) Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wolf-Michael Catenhusen (July 13, 1945,Höxter, Germany – April 30, 2019,Berlin, Germany) was a German politician from theSPD.[1][2]
He served asParliamentary State Secretary from 1998 to 2002 and as State Secretary from 2003 to 2005 at theFederal Ministry of Education and Research. Catenhusen was also the Deputy Chairman of theNational Regulatory Control Council and Deputy Chairman of theGerman Ethics Council.
After graduating from high school in 1965, Catenhusen studiedLatin,history, andsocial sciences inGöttingen andMünster, obtaining his first and second state examinations for teaching at grammar schools. From 1977, he worked as a teacher at theArnoldinum Gymnasium inBurgsteinfurt.[3]
Wolf-Michael Catenhusen was married and had two children.
He was a member of the Presidium of theGerman Protestant Church Congress from 1999 to 2011.[4] He served as chairman of the advisory board for Stem Cell Research NRW.
Catenhusen joined the SPD in 1968. From 1975 to 1985, he was chairman of the SPD sub-district Münster and from 1976 a member of the SPD district executive committee of Western Westphalia. From 1995 to 2003, he was also a member of the SPD Federal Executive Committee.[2]
From 1980 to 2002, Catenhusen was amember of the German Bundestag. From 1984 to 1986, he chaired the Enquete Commission "Opportunities and Risks of Genetic Engineering" and from 1987 to 1994, he chaired the Committee on Research and Technology and Technology Assessment.[5] From 1994 to 1998, he wasParliamentary Managing Director of the SPD Parliamentary Group.[6]
On October 27, 1998, he was appointed Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the government ofGerhard Schröder (Cabinet Schröder I). After the2002 federal election, he left this office on October 22, 2002, but was appointed civil servant State Secretary at the BMBF on July 1, 2003. Following the appointment ofAnnette Schavan (CDU) as the new Federal Minister of Education, Catenhusen was placed on indefinite leave as of December 31, 2005.[7]
From 2006 to early 2011, Catenhusen was chairman of the Federal Government's Nano Commission, which was based at theFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.[2] From April 2008 to 2016, he was also a member of the German Ethics Council, serving as deputy chairman from 2012.[2]