Michael Kauch
Michael Kauch (born 4 May 1967, in Dortmund) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party who served as Member of the Bundestag between 2003 and 2013.
Life and career
Kauch was born in Dortmund and attended the Helmholtz-Gymnasium. He studied economics at the University of Dortmund from 1986 to 1993.
Kauch became a member of the Free Democratic Party in Germany in 1989. On June 14, 2003 Kauch was elected to be a member of the Bundestag. In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the FDP and the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) following the 2009 federal elections, he led the FDP delegation in the working group on environmental policy, agriculture and consumer protection; his counterpart of the CDU/CSU was Ilse Aigner.
Other activities
- GLOBE Europe, President
- Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
Personal life
Notes
- ↑ Acht Homos im neuen Bundestag, Queer.de, 2005-09-19, retrieved 2007-09-17 (German)