Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker (née Winkelmeier, born 15 September 1962) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2005.
Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker | |
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 Winkelmeier-Becker in 2013 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Uwe Göllner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1962 Troisdorf, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
From 2019 to 2021, Winkelmeiner-Becker also served Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy under Minister Peter Altmaier in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Political career
editWinkelmeier-Becker first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2005 German federal election.[1] In parliament, she has served on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection (2005–2019); the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2005–2013); and the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development (2005–2009).
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Winkelmeier-Becker was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on families, women and equality, led by Annette Widmann-Mauz and Manuela Schwesig. In similar negotiations following the 2017 federal elections, she was part of the working group on internal and legal affairs, led by Thomas de Maizière, Stephan Mayer and Heiko Maas.
In 2018, Winkelmeier-Becker joined the parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the Highest Courts of Justice, namely the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), the Federal Labour Court (BAG), and the Federal Social Court (BSG).
From 2019 to 2021, Winkelmeier-Becker served as Parliamentary State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Energy. In this capacity, she was also the ministry's Special Coordinator for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).[2]
Following the 2021 elections, Winkelmeier-Becker became the chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs.[3]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hendrik Wüst following the 2022 state elections, Winkelmeier-Becker was part of her party’s delegation.[4]
Other activities
editCorporate boards
edit- Deutsche Bahn, Member of the Supervisory Board (2020–2022)[5]
- German Investment Corporation (DEG), ex-officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2018–2021)[6]
Non-profit organizations
edit- German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[7]
- Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[8]
- Haus der Geschichte, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[9]
Political Sponsorship
editOn Dec 15, 2022, Mrs Winkelmeier-Becker declared that she politically supports Eshragh Najafabadi, an Iranian athlete seized by IRGC suppression forces during Mahsa Amini protests.[10][11] [12]
Political positions
editIn June 2017, Winkelmeier-Becker abstained from a parliamentary vote on Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[13]
In 2019, Winkelmeier-Becker joined 14 members of her parliamentary group who, in an open letter, called for the party to rally around Merkel and party chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer amid criticism voiced by conservatives Friedrich Merz and Roland Koch.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker neue Sonderbeauftragte der Bundesregierung für die Umsetzung Initiative für Transparenz in der Rohstoffwirtschaft Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, press release of 18 December 2019.
- ^ Robert Roßmann (10 December 2021), Postenverteilung in der Unionsfraktion: Die Stunde der "Teppichhändler" Parliament Magazine.
- ^ Maximilian Plück and Sina Zehrfeld (23 May 2022), Nach der Landtagswahl in NRW: CDU und Grüne starten Sondierungsgespräche – in der SPD ist man gespannt Rheinische Post.
- ^ Michael Odenwald bis zum Jahr 2025 als Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates bestätigt • DB-Kontrollgremium wird weiblicher Deutsche Bahn, press release of 25 March 2020.
- ^ Supervisory Board Archived 24 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine German Investment Corporation (DEG).
- ^ Tatkräftige Unterstützung der Rechtsstaatsförderung – IRZ begrüßt neue Kuratoriumsmitglieder German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), press release of 8 July 2022.
- ^ Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt Bundestag, press release of 2 June 2022.
- ^ Bundestag setzt Parlamentarisches Kontrollgremium ein Bundestag, press release of 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Siegburger Bundestagsabgeordnete übernimmt Patenschaft für inhaftierten iranischen Sportler". Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Patenschaft für Eshragh Najafabadi". elisabeth winkelmeier-becker. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
- ^ Jens Schneider (30 October 2019), Machtkampf in der CDU: Abgeordnete nennen parteiinterne Kritik "extrem schädlich" Süddeutsche Zeitung.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)