Marcus Faber
Marcus Faber | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
Chair of the Defence Committee | |
Assumed office 12 June 2024 | |
Deputy | Henning Otte |
Preceded by | Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann |
Personal details | |
Born | Stendal, East Germany (now Germany) | 4 February 1984
Political party | FDP |
Occupation | Political Scientist |
Marcus Faber (born 4 February 1984) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2017.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Faber attended the Rudolf-Hildebrand-Gymnasium in Stendal, where he graduated from high school in March 2003. Afterwards he served as a conscript in Armoured Engineer Battalion 803 in the Elb-Havel barracks in Havelberg. From 2003 to 2008, he studied political science at the University of Potsdam and Western Sydney University, graduating with a degree in political science.
Political career
[edit]In the 2017 federal elections, Faber ran for election in the Altmark constituency and was elected to the German Bundestag via the FDP state list. In parliament, he has since been a member of the Defense Committee.[2] From 2021 to 2022, he briefly served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson for defense policy.[3][4]
Other activities
[edit]- German-Israeli Society, Member of the Board (2017-2019), Vice-Chairman (since 2019)[5][6]
- German-Taiwanese Association, Vice-Chairman (2019-2022),[7] Chairman (since 2022)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marcus Faber | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Abgeordnete". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ FDP-Fraktion: Besetzung Sprecherposten FDP Group in the German Bundestag, press release of 14 December 2021.
- ^ Nach Faber-Eklat FDP-Politiker Müller rückt als verteidigungspolitischer Sprecher nach Der Spiegel, 17 May 2022.
- ^ Pollak, Anath (15 November 2019). "Uwe Becker zum neuen Präsidenten der DIG gewählt". Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft e.V. (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Volker Beck neuer Präsident der Deutsch-Israelischen Gesellschaft Jüdische Allgemeine, 12 June 2022.
- ^ DTG (19 December 2019). "Rückblick auf ein ereignisreiches Jahr - Mitgliederversammlung 2019 | Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft" (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Meerkamp, Frank (24 June 2022). "23.06.2022: Mitgliederversammlung wählt neuen Vorstand | Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft" (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in German)
- Marcus Faber on Twitter