Carsten Linnemann
Carsten Linnemann ( born August 10, 1977 in Paderborn ) is a PhD in economics and a German politician of the CDU and chairman of the SME and Business Association (MIT) of the CDU / CSU. In the federal elections of 2009 and 2013 he won the direct mandate in the constituency Paderborn (138).
Life and career
After graduation in 1997 at the Rice man -Gymnasium in Paderborn and the military service in 1998 Lippe Augustendorf Carsten Linnemann studied business administration at the University of Applied Sciences. His doctoral studies in economics at the Technical University of Chemnitz in 2006 he graduated with the degree of Dr. rer. pol. Economics graduate from. Parallel to the promotion Linnemann was employed in 2003 and 2004 as a research assistant and lecturer at the TU Chemnitz. Following graduation, he worked as assistant to the chief economist of Deutsche Bank, Norbert Walter, as well as an economist at German Bank Research in Frankfurt. Up to his entry into the Bundestag Linnemann worked as an economist in the field of economy and middle class at IKB German industrial bank in Dusseldorf.
Political career
From 1997 to 2001 Linnemann was chairman of the Junge Union harrow, the local community association of the Junge Union in the district of Paderborn. From 2006 to 2007 he was a fellow of the future CDU Academy of North Rhine -Westphalia. From 2004 to 2008 Linnemann was a member of the Council of the municipality Altenbeken in Paderborn district. In 2008 he was appointed by the general meeting of the CDU district association Paderborn to the Bundestag candidate for the constituency of 138 (Paderborn / Schloss Holte- Stukenbrock ) nominated. One of the two rival candidate was the current Member of Parliament Daniel Sieveke.
In the German Bundestag Linnemann is a full member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and substitute member of the Finance Committee. In addition, Linnemann is Deputy Chairman of the Young Group of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group. Furthermore, Linnemann has the Parliamentary Mittelstand ( PKM) joined the CDU / CSU parliamentary group and is a member of the assessors PKM Board. The PKM aims to SME- friendly framework.
Linnemann is also since 2009 a member of the State Executive Committee of the middle class and economic union of the CDU NRW. In the national board of the CDU / CSU - Business Association, he has been co-opted in 2010, where he leads the working group " labor market reform ". In November 2010 he was elected as assessor in the CDU Land Executive NRW.
Since October 11, 2013 Linnemann National Chairman of the middle class and economic union of the CDU / CSU, the influential business wing of the party. He sat down with a high result by votes against former Green Party politician Oswald Metzger.
Election results
In the 2009 federal election Linnemann stood as parliamentary candidate of the CDU for the electoral district of Paderborn and won the direct mandate with 52.1 percent of the primary vote. It was the second- best first vote in North Rhine -Westphalia, but also the worst first vote for the CDU in this constituency since 1949. He succeeds by Gerhard Wächter, who sat for the district of Paderborn in the Bundestag since 2002.
In the general election in 2013 Linnemann increased its Erststimmenanteil in the constituency to 59.1 percent, thus achieving the best first vote in North Rhine -Westphalia.
Memberships
Linnemann is a member of the European Union Parliamentarians German Bundestag.
Awards
Linnemann has received in 2003 the Research Award of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
From 2003 to 2006 he was a fellow of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
The Employers' Association of Young Entrepreneurs - BJU recorded Linnemann 2012 with the " price of intergenerational equity " from.
Public perception
In its December 2009/January 2010 issue, the magazine opened policy & Communication a contribution "Rising Stars 2009 " with the portrait Linnemanns. In the article the supposedly greatest political hopefuls of the established parties were presented in Germany.
In its February 2010 edition certified the magazine Cicero Linnemann to have retained political independence in his work. " Seconded for 100 days, " In a portrait that was moored to the specific question of tax relief for hotels under the Growth Acceleration Act of the CDU / FDP federal government. Linnemann the law had indeed agreed, but given his dissenting opinion in this matter on record at the federal Bureau.
In a parliamentary vote on 29 September 2011 on the possible expansion of the euro rescue fund EFSF Linnemann voted in the negative. He was thus a total of 15 deputies in the black-yellow coalition, which differed in their decision by the government bill. Previously Linnemann had already voted against renewed Greece aids.
Linnemann founded in 2012, the Foundation " CV ", with its commitment to socially disadvantaged children and young people. By preparing and participating in running events whose self-esteem is to be strengthened.