André Berghegger | |
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| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2013 – 15 November 2023 | |
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| Born | (1972-07-11)11 July 1972 (age 53) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Occupation | Politician |
André Berghegger (born 5 July 1972) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2006 to 2013, he was mayor of the city ofMelle.[2]
From 1978 to 1984, Berghegger attended the elementary school and orientation inOstercappeln. From 1984 to 1991, he graduated from high school inBad Essen. After he had completed his military service from 1991 to 1992, he did vocational training in the upper general administrative service in the district of Osnabrück from 1992 to 1995.[3]
From 1995 to 2000, Berghegger studied law at theUniversity of Osnabrück. From 2000 to 2002, he completed his legal clerkship. He then completed his doctorate from 2002 to 2003 at the University of Osnabrück under ProfessorJörn Ipsen. Berghegger was from 2004 to 2006 chief financial officer and, from 2006 to 2013, full-time mayor of the city of Melle. Since 22 October 2013 until 15 November 2023, he had been a member of the German Bundestag.[3]André Berghegger, CDU/CSU, Bundestag
Berghegger joined the CDU in 1996. From 1996 to 2001, he was a member of the local council of Ostercappeln for his party. In October 2012, he was elected deputy chairman of the district association of the CDU in the district of Osnabrück.[3]
In the2013 federal elections, Berghegger was the direct candidate of his party for the Bundestag constituencyOsnabrück-Land and won the mandate with 53.1% of the first votes.[4] In parliament, he is a full member of the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee. On the Budget Committee, he has been his parliamentary group'srapporteur on thebudgets of theFederal Ministry of Finance and theFederal Court of Auditors. On the Audit Committee, he covers the budgets of theFederal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. Since 2018, he has been leading his group on both committees.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Berghegger is a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with theBaltic States.
Following the2017 elections, Berghegger unsuccessfully challengedMathias Middelberg as head of the group of CDU parliamentarians from Lower Saxony.[6]
In June 2017, Berghegger voted against Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[9]
Berghegger is married and has two children.[3]
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