Olaf in der Beek | |
|---|---|
 Beek in 2017 | |
| Member of theBundestag forNorth Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 2025 | |
| Constituency | FDP List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-07-31)31 July 1967 (age 58) |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Bochum University of Applied Sciences |
Olaf in der Beek (born 31 July 1967) is a German politician of theFree Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2025.[1][2]
After obtaining his advanced technical college entrance qualification, in der Beek began studying business administration at the Bochum University of Applied Sciences, which he was unable to complete for family reasons.
Until the completion of his studies, in der Beek worked as advisor to a member of theState Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia before moving to the media industry in 1993. After being promoted to an executive in the publishing and printing industry, he became self-employed in the media industry in 2008 and was managing partner of a medium-sized affiliated company before moving to the German Bundestag.[1]
After being active in the FDP and the Young Liberals in der Beek in the 1980s, his membership was then suspended for 20 years and he finally resigned from the party, he re-registered with the Free Democrats in 2013.[3]
In parliament, in der Beek served on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development (from 2018), the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (from 2018) and the Subcommittee on International Climate and Energy Policy (since 2022).[4] Following the2021 elections, he served as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for climate action.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, in der Beek was part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Southern African States and the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East.
In the negotiations to form a so-calledtraffic light coalition of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD), theGreen Party and the FDP following the2021 German elections, in der Beek was part of his party's delegation in the working group onenvironmental policy, co-chaired byRita Schwarzelühr-Sutter,Steffi Lemke andStefan Birkner.[6]
In 2024, in der Beek announced that he wasn't seeking re-election for Bundestag.[7]
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