Carsten Körber
Carsten Körber | |
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Carsten Körber in 2014 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Luther |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1979 |
| Party | CDU |
| Alma mater | Chemnitz University of Technology |
Carsten Körber (born 11 June 1979) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony since 2013.
Political career
Körber first became member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[1]
In parliament, Körber has been a member of the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee.[2] In this capacity, he has served as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the annual budgets of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (2017–2025), the Federal Constitutional Court, the Federal Foreign Office (2022–2025),[3] the Federal Council (since 2025) and the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (since 2025).[4] In March 2021, Körber replaced Axel Fischer as chair of the Audit Committee.[5][6]
Following the 2025 elections, Körber was a candidate for the role of one of CDU/CSU parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of chairman Jens Spahn; in an internal vote, however, he lost out against Sepp Müller.[7]
Other activities
- German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), Member of the Supervisory Board (2018–2025)[8]
References
- ^ "Carsten Körber". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Budget". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Thomas Jansen (23 January 2022), Streit mit Italien: Die Ampel fördert private Seenotrettung Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Daniel Delhaes (15 October 2025), Bundeshaushalt: Die stille Reserve der Forschungsministerin Bär Handelsblatt.
- ^ Nach Verdacht auf Bestechlichkeit: Karlsruher Axel E. Fischer soll Bundestagsposten abgeben Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Südwestrundfunk, 17 March 2021.
- ^ Daniel Streib (24 March 2021), Wechsel im Bundestag: Carsten Körber folgt auf Axel E. Fischer an Ausschuss-Spitze Badische Neueste Nachrichten.
- ^ Eckart Lohse (7 August 2025), Spahn und seine Fraktion: Lemminge wollen sie nicht sein Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Supervisory Board German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ).
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)