Knut Abraham
Knut Abraham | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
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Born | Hamburg, West Germany | 4 June 1966
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Alma mater | University of Bonn |
Occupation | Diplomat, jurist |
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Knut Friedrich Alexander Abraham (born 4 June 1966) is a German diplomat and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2021, he has been a Member of the German Bundestag.[1]
Early life and education
Abraham was born and raised in
Early career
From 1987 to 1996 Abraham served as office manager for Otto von Habsburg in Bonn and Berlin. He was also his parliamentary assistant at the European Parliament in Brussels from 1994.
Abraham then attended the Federal Foreign Office's training center and had his first posting at the German
In 2011 he was appointed Consul-General and Head of the Legal and Consular Department at the German Embassy in Washington. During this time he also regularly visited Jens Soering, a German citizen who had been imprisoned in the United States for many years.[2]
Political career
Early beginnings
Abraham was a member of Young Union before joining the CDU in 1985.
In 2009, 2014 and 2019 Abraham ran unsuccessfully for the European Parliament.[3]
Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present
In the
In addition to his committee assignments, Abraham is a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In the Assembly, he serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.[6]
Personal life
Abraham lives in Schönewalde, in the district of Dubro. He has five children and has been married to his wife Marion since 1996. He is of Evangelical Lutheran denomination.[7]
References
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag – Knut Abraham". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ VON MARSHAL, CHRISTOPHER (27 November 2019). ""I lost my faith in 2008"". DER TAGESSPIEGEL. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Medienhaus, Märkisches (6 March 2019). "Kreistag: Andreas Fuchs führt CDU in Wahlkampf". moz.de (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz II – Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Knut Abraham Bundestag.
- ^ Knut Abraham Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
- ^ "Elected MPs". Deutscher Bundestag. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
External links
- Media related to Knut Abraham at Wikimedia Commons