Franz Untersteller

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Franz Untersteller
Untersteller in 2015
Born (1957-04-04) April 4, 1957 (age 67)
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Philosopher
  • Author
Political party
Green party
SpouseYes
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website (in German)

Franz Untersteller (born 4 April 1957 in Ensheim, today a

II since 2011.[1]

Early life and education

In 1977 Untersteller received his Abitur after having attended the commercial high school in Saarbrücken. Afterwards he studied Landscape Planning at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science and passed his Degree (Dipl. Ing.) in 1982.

Early career

From 1981 till 1983 Untersteller worked at the Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology), Freiburg im Breisgau. In 1982 he took part in a project of the Colombia Environment Ministry in the Cauca region, funded by a research fellowship from the Carl Duisberg Society. In 1983 he became consultant on environmental and energy policy for the Green Party's parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament.

Political career

In

Bundesrat, he serves on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Protection and Reactor Safety. From 2014 and 2016, he was one of the members of Germany's temporary National Commission on the Disposal of Radioactive Waste.[2]

As member of the government Untersteller also acts as member of the several supervisory board of supervised enterprises or trading companies like the e-mobil BW GmbH or the State Bank of Baden-Württemberg (L-Bank).[3]

In the negotiations to form another coalition government under Kretschmann's leadership following the 2021 state elections, Untersteller was a member of the working group on climate, environmental policy and energy, co-chaired by Sandra Detzer and Andreas Jung.[4][5]

Other activities

Regulatory agencies

Corporate boards

  • L-Bank, Member of the Supervisory Board[6]

Non-profit organizations

  • Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board
  • e-mobil BW GmbH, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board
  • Plan International
    , Member
  • German Ski Association (DSV), Member

Personal life

Untersteller lives in Nürtingen. He is married and has two adult children.[1] He is an active player and member of the board of the table tennis club TTF Neckarhausen e.V.

References

  1. ^ a b c cv – Franz Untersteller MdL, um.baden-wuerttemberg.de
  2. ^ Abschlussbericht der Kommission Lagerung hoch radioaktiver Abfallstoffe
  3. ^ "Site of L-Bank". Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  4. ^ Koalitionsverhandlungen: Arbeitsgruppen Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Baden-Württemberg, press release of April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Koalitionsverhandlungen: Arbeitsgruppen CDU Baden-Württemberg, press release of April 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Supervisory Board Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine L-Bank.

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