Bernd Rützel

Bernd Rützel
Bernd Rützel in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-02) 2 October 1968 (age 56) Gemünden am Main, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	SPD
Children	2

Bernd Rützel (born 2 October 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.

Political career

Rützel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Main-Spessart district.[1]

In parliament, Rützel has since been serving on the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs. On the committee, he was his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the 2021 Supply Chain Act.[2] He became the committee’s chair in 2022.[3] From 2018 to 2021, he also served on the Committee for Tourism.[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Rützel has been chairing the German-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2020.[5]

Within his parliamentary group, Rützel belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[6]

References

1. "Bernd Rützel, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. Frank Specht (27 May 2021), Menschenrechte: Koalition legt Streit über Lieferkettengesetz bei – und beschließt einige Änderungen Handelsblatt.
3. Ex-Staatsminister Michael Roth soll Auswärtigem Ausschuss vorsitzen Der Spiegel.
4. "German Bundestag - Labour and Social Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
5. Bernd Rützel Bundestag.
6. Members Parliamentary Left.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Bundestag biography (in English)