Karl-Georg Wellmann
| Karl-Georg Wellmann | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
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Assumed office 2009 | |
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| Born |
18 November 1952 West Berlin, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Karl-Georg Wellmann (born 18 November 1952 in Berlin) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. From 2001 to 2005 he was member of the Abgeordnetenhaus, the state parliament of Berlin. Since 2005 he is a MP of the German Bundestag.[1]
Career
After high school diploma Wellmann studied business administration and law at the Technical University and the Free University of Berlin. In 1978 he completed the first, and, after being a referendary, in 1980 the second state examination in Berlin. He then worked as a lawyer. From 1981 to 1985 he was personal advisor of Senator Hanna-Renate Laurien, State Minister for Science and Research, in the government of Governing Mayor of West Berlin Richard von Weizsäcker. He later worked for the State Ministry for Health and Social Affairs. Since 1985 he has been a lawyer again, since 1997 a notary.[1]
In 2001 Wellmann was elected MP of the State Parliament of Berlin, in 2005 MP of the German Bundestag, where he was elected into the Foreign Committee.[1] he won the seat for Steglitz-Zehlendorf directly and was re-elected there in 2009 and 2013.
In parliament, Wellmann has been a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2009. In addition to his committee assignment, he serves as chairman of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentary Friendship Group. He is also a member of the German-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the German-Belarus Parliamentary Friendship Group.[1] A member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), he also serves on the Sub-Committee on relations with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Wellmann also was an OSCE election monitor in the Ukraine. In May 2015, Russia refused his entry at Moscow airport until the year of 2019, though he had been officially invited by the Foreign Committee of the Russian Federation Council. This was strongly criticized by the German government.[2]
Other activities
- German-Ukrainian Forum, Deputy Chairman[3]
- International Bar Association (IBA), Member[4]
- Agency for the Modernisation of Ukraine (AMU), Member (2015)
- Transatlantic Leadership Academy (TLA), Member of the Board (2005-2009)
- United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN), Member of the Board (2005-2007)
External links
- Official website of Karl-Georg Wellmann
- Karl-Georg Wellmann at the German Bundestag
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wellmann, Karl-Georg - Bundestag.de
- ↑ Bundesregierung über Einreiseverbot für CDU-Politiker verärgert, Der Tagesspiegel, in German
- ↑ Executive Board German-Ukrainian Forum.
- ↑ Karl-Georg Wellmann Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek.