Summary
Christian Haase (born 6 May 1966) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.[1]
Christian Haase | |
|---|---|
 Haase in 2020 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1966 Höxter, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
Political career edit
Haase became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Höxter and Lippe districts.[2] He is a member of the Budget Committee and its Subcommittee on European Affairs.[3] Since the 2021 elections, Haase has been serving as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for the national budget.[4] In 2022, he also joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany’s armed forces.
In addition to his committee assignments, Haase chairs the German-Egyptian Parliamentary Friendship Group and is a member of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Northern Adriatic States.
Political positions edit
In June 2017, Haase voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Haase publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party’s chair.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Christian Haase | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Christian Haase". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Budget". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Manfred Schäfers (16 December 2021), Nachtragshaushalt: Bemerkenswerter Rollenwechsel Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
- ^ Christian Rothenberg (5 December 2018), Kampf um den CDU-Vorsitz: So groß sind die Lager der Unterstützer für Merz, Spahn und Kramp-Karrenbauer Handelsblatt.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)