Christian Lange (politician)

Summary

Christian Lange (born 27 February 1967) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 1998 until 2021.[1]

Christian Lange
Christian Lange in 2016
Member of the Bundestag
In office
19982021
Personal details
Born (1967-02-27) 27 February 1967 (age 57)
Saarlouis, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partySPD

Political career edit

Born in Saarlouis, Saarland, Lange became a member of the Bundestag in the 1998 German federal election. He is Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection.

In June 2020, Lange announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Christian Lange | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ Christian Lange kandidiert nicht mehr für den Bundestag Schwäbische Zeitung, June 9, 2020.

External links edit

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