Summary
Tino Sorge (born 4 March 1975) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2013.
Tino Sorge | |
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 Tino Sorge in 2020 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Magdeburg | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rosemarie Hein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1975 Ilmenau, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | |
Political career edit
Sorge first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Magdeburg district.[1] He is a member of the Health Committee.[2] Since the 2021 elections, Sorge has been serving as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for health policy.[3]
In addition to his committee assignments, Sorge is part of the der German-American Parliamentary Friendship Group, the German-Chinese Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the German-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Political positions edit
In June 2017, Sorge voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[4]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election, Sorge publicly endorsed in 2020 Jens Spahn to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[5]
Controversy edit
In 2022, German tabloid Bild reported Sorge was absent from parliament on several session days in September 2020 and attended an intensive course at a hunting school during this time.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Tino Sorge". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ CDU-Sprecher Sorge im Interview: "Das war schlechter Stil von Lauterbach" n-tv, 19 December 2021.
- ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
- ^ Lukas Eberle, Florian Gathmann, Christoph Hickmann, Timo Lehmann, Veit Medick and Sabrina Winter (October 9, 2020), Kampf um CDU-Parteivorsitz: "Hinter Spahn können sich alle versammeln" Der Spiegel.
- ^ Inga Frenser (20 January 2022), CDU-Gesundheitsexperte fehlte im Bundestag: Jagdkurs statt Bundestagsdebatte Bild.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)