Christian Kühn

Christian Kühn
Christian Kühn in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
In office
2013–2024
Succeeded byJürgen Kretz
Personal details
Born (1979-04-09) 9 April 1979 (age 45)
Tübingen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyGreens
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen

Christian Kühn (born 9 April 1979) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as president of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) since 2024.[1]

From 2013 to 2024, Kühn was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg.[2][3] In addition to his parliamentary work, he was a Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz from 2021 to 2024.[4]

Early life and career

Kühn grew up in Göppingen, where he completed his high school diploma and community service and then studied political science and sociology at the University of Tübingen. After graduating in 2009, he worked as a staff member in the Dean's office of the Faculty of Economic Sciences.

Political career

From 2009 until 2013, Kühn served as co-chair (alongside Silke Krebs) of the Green Party in Baden Württemberg. In the negotiations on a coalition government following the 2011 state elections in Baden-Württemberg, he led the Green Party's delegation alongside Krebs and Winfried Kretschmann in the Bundestag.

Kühn first became a member of the 18th Bundestag in the 2013 federal elections, representing Tübingen.[5] In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Construction, Housing, Urban Development and Municipalities and served as his parliamentary group's spokesman on construction and housing policy.[6]

In addition to his committee assignments, Kühn was part of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.

In 2024 he resigned from the Bundestag and was replaced by Jürgen Kretz.

Other activities

  • Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE), Ex-Officio Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[7]
  • German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[8]

References

  1. ^ Christian Kühn wird neuer BASE-Präsident Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), press release of 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Christian Kühn | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ Andrea Schuster (26 January 2024), Neuer Job statt Mandat: Tübinger Grünen-Politiker Chris Kühn verlässt Bundestag Südwestrundfunk.
  4. ^ Jonas Schaible (2 December 2021), Designierte Umweltministerin Lemke besetzt Staatssekretärsposten Der Spiegel.
  5. ^ Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Infos zur Person". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "German Bundestag - Committee on Building, Housing, Urban Development and Local Government". German Bundestag. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. ^ Supervisory Board Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE).
  8. ^ Parliamentary Advisory Board German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF).
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