German politician
Falko Mohrs (born 23 July 1984) is a German politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister for Science and Culture in the government ofLower Saxony since 2022. He previously was a member of theBundestag from the state ofLower Saxony from 2017 to 2022.[ 1]
[ edit ] Mohrs became a member of the Bundestag in the2017 German federal election .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] rapporteur on thedigital economy and5G .[ 5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Mohrs was part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Central African States.
In the negotiations to form a so-calledtraffic light coalition of the SPD, theGreen Party and theFree Democrats (FDP) following the2021 German elections , Mohrs was part of his party's delegation in the working group on digital innovation and infrastructure, co-chaired byJens Zimmermann ,Malte Spitz andAndreas Pinkwart .[ 6]
Career in state government [ edit ] In the negotiations to form athird cabinet underMinister-President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil following the2022 state elections , Mohrs was part of the leadership team of his party's delegation.[ 7] State Minister for Science and Culture in the new state government.[ 8]
In his capacity as minister, Mohrs has been chairing theStanding Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) since 2023.[ 9]
In the negotiations to form aGrand Coalition Friedrich Merz 's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the BavarianCSU ) and the SPD following the2025 German elections , Moors was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education, research and innovation, led byKarin Prien ,Katrin Staffler andOliver Kaczmarek .[ 10]
Braunschweigische Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 11] Kulturstiftung der Länder, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 12] Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[ 13] NORD/LB Kulturstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 14] Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 15] Stiftung Lesen , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 16] Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)[ 17] Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory BoardIG Metall , MemberReservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr , MemberAssociation of Christian Guides and Scouts (VCP), MemberMohrs isgay .[ 18]
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