Ulrich Kelber
Ulrich Kelber | |
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Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information | |
Assumed office 7 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andrea Voßhoff |
Member of the Bundestag for Bonn | |
In office 1 September 2000 – 6 January 2019 | |
Succeeded by | Nezahat Baradari |
Personal details | |
Born | Bamberg | 29 March 1968
Nationality | German |
Political party | SPD |
Alma mater | University of Bonn |
Ulrich Wolfgang Kelber (born 29 March 1968) is a German former politician of the
Life
Ulrich Kelber was born in Bamberg and grew up in Bonn. From 1987 to 1993 he studied computer science and biology at the University of Bonn. He worked in IT until 2002.[1]
Political career
Career in local politics
Kelber became a member of the SPD in 1985 and was the local party chairman in Bonn from 2001 to 2008, and a member of the SPD executive board 2009 to 2011.
Member of the German Parliament, 2000–2019
Kelber became a member of the Bundestag on 1 September 2000, replacing Rudolf Dreßler who left. He won re-election as directly elected member for the constituency of Bonn in each of the elections from 2002 to 2017.
In parliament, Kelber was a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from 2000 until 2005, where he served as the SPD parliamentary group's
In the negotiations to form a
In the negotiations to form a
Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, 2019–present
Kelber was elected to become Federal Commissioner for Data Protection in 2018[3] and took up the office on 7 January 2019 after giving up his Bundestag seat.[1]
Other activities
- Eurosolar, Member
- German Cyclist's Association (ADFC), Member
- Bonn International Award for Democracy, Member of the Board of Trustees[4]
- German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
- Greenpeace, Member
- Development and Peace Foundation (SEF), Member of the Board of Trustees (2018- 2019)[5]
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board (2005-2010)
References
- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag - Ulrich Kelber". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Matthias Urbach (May 26, 2004), Parlament verbessert Emissionshandel Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ "Ulrich Kelber named Germany's new federal data protection commissioner". Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Board of Trustees Bonn International Award for Democracy.
- ^ Board of Trustees Development and Peace Foundation (SEF).