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| Alexander Föhr | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bundestag from Baden-Württemberg | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Hennrich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1980-08-01) 1 August 1980 (age 44) Heidelberg, Germany (then West Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
Alexander Paul Föhr (born 1 August 1980) is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union. Since 2023, he has been a Member of the German Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Biography
Föhr passed his Abitur at the Heidelberg Bunsen-Gymnasium [de] in Heidelberg in 2000. He then completed military service with the Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion 12 in Hardheim [de]. Between 2001 and 2008 he studied political science, public law and history at the University of Mainz. He graduated with a master's degree. From 2008 to 2012 he worked in the department of Mayor Eckart Würzner [de] at the City of Heidelberg. Until he entered the Bundestag in 2023, he was Head of Communications and Politics at the AOK Baden-Württemberg .
Föhr is married, has three children and lives in Heidelberg.
Political career
Foehr is a member of the CDU. He has been a member of the municipal council of Heidelberg since 2014. He has been the district chairman of the CDU in Heidelberg since 2015. He is also a member of the district board of the CDU Nordbaden.
Föhr ran as a candidate in the 2021 German federal election in the federal constituency of Heidelberg, but initially failed to get into the Bundestag. On 1 March 2023, he replaced Michael Hennrich in the Bundestag when he resigned.
External links
- Website of Alexander Föhr
- Biography of Alexander Föhr on the website of the German Bundestag
- Alexander Föhr on abgeordnetenwatch.de
References
- "Neustart für Alexander Föhr - Heidelberger Abgeordneter zieht in ungewöhnliche WG - Region Rhein-Neckar". www.mannheimer-morgen.de (in German). 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Heidelberg: Alexander Föhr (CDU) zieht als Nachrücker in den Bundestag ein". rnf.de. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- "Heidelbergs dritter Abgeordneter: CDU-Mann Föhr startet am 1. März im Bundestag". rnz.de. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- "Ausgeschiedene Abgeordnete der 20. Wahlperiode". bundestag.de. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
