Michael Grosse-Brömer
Michael Grosse-Brömer | |
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Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 22 May 2012 | |
Leader | Volker Kauder Ralph Brinkhaus |
Preceded by | Peter Altmaier |
Member of the Bundestag for Harburg (Lower Saxony; 2002–2009) | |
Assumed office 17 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Monika Griefahn |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Grosse-Brömer 12 October 1960 CDU |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
Occupation | Politician |
Michael Grosse-Brömer (born 12 October 1960) is a German lawyer and
Early life and education
Grosse-Brömer is a lawyer and civil law notary, specializing in building and architects law.[1]
Political career
Grosse-Brömer joined the CDU in 1982.[citation needed]
Grosse-Brömer was first elected to the Bundestag in the 2002 elections. He first served as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and as chairman of its Sub-Committee on European Law. Between 2003 and 2004, he was one of 32 members of the Commission on the modernization of the federal state, which had been established to reform the division of powers between federal and state authorities in Germany. Within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Grosse-Brömer joined the leadership committee in 2006.[citation needed]
Following the
From 2009, Grosse-Brömer was also a member of the parliament's
Following the 2013 federal elections, Grosse-Brömer was part of the CDU/CSU team in the negotiations with the SPD on a coalition agreement. In the negotiations to form a coalition government with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Green Party following the 2017 national elections, he was part of the 19-member delegation of the CDU.[citation needed]
Following his party's defeat in the 2021 elections, Grosse-Brömer announced his candidacy as Vice President of the Bundestag; however, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group eventually nominated Yvonne Magwas for the position.[3][4] Since then, he has been serving as chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs.[5]
In April 2024, Grosse-Brömer announced that he would not stand in the
Political views
On social policy
Following a 2013 decision by the
On economic policy
In a 2013 German debate about moving towards tighter regulation of executive pay, Grosse-Brömer expressed his hope that transparency and shareholder scrutiny would be enough to put a stop to pay excesses and rejected a legal cap on payouts.[9] Speaking on plans to create a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in 2014, he told the Financial Times that "[t]he biggest advantage is that when the EU and the US make this deal, it will include standards which can be applied worldwide."[10]
On foreign policy
In the debate on
Other activities
Grosse-Brömer sits on the advisory board of Wuppertal-based insurer Barmenia Versicherungen.[13]
See also
References
- "Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer: Grosse-Brömer soll Altmaiers Nachfolger werden" [First Parliamentary Secretary: Grosse-Brömer set to become Altmaier's successor]. Der Spiegel (in German). 21 May 2012.
- ^ Grosse-Brömer soll neuer Unionsfraktions-Geschäftsführer werden Die Zeit, 21 May 2012.
- ^ Michael Grosse-Brömer Bundestag.
- ^ Robert Birnbaum (October 25, 2021), Gerangel um Amt im Bundestagspräsidium: Die Union hat zu viele Bewerber für zu wenige Posten Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Robert Roßmann (October 25, 2021), CDU im Bundestagspräsidium: Und plötzlich taucht ein neuer Name auf Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ^ Neuaufstellung der Union: Spahn ist jetzt Stellvertreter des Fraktionsvorsitzenden Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 13 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver Sander (22 April 2024), CDU-Bundestagsabgeordneter: Michael Grosse-Brömer tritt nicht wieder an Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt.
- New York Times.
- ^ Rainer Buergin (16 April 2013), Merkel Whip Says CDU Plan for Women on Boards Trumps Opposition Bloomberg.
- ^ Gerrit Wiesmann (13 March 2013), Merkel eyes tighter control of top pay Financial Times.
- ^ Shawn Donnan (6 October 2014), Trade deals: Toxic talks Financial Times.
- ^ Patrick Donahue (1 July 2014), Merkel Ally Says EU Poised to Ratchet Up Russia Sanctions Bloomberg News.
- ^ Patrick Donahue, Arne Delfs and Ilya Arkhipov (26 November 2014), Merkel Said to Reject Ukraine NATO Bid Bloomberg News.
- ^ Michael Grosse-Brömer Bundestag.