Philipp Lengsfeld (born 21 March 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Philipp Lengsfeld | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 22 September 2013 – 24 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Berlin-Mitte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1972 East Berlin, East Germany |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens (1995–2001) Christian Democratic Union (2001–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Berlin |
Life edit
Born in East Berlin, Lengsfeld is the oldest son of German politician and civil rights activist Vera Lengsfeld. He grew up in East Germany. In 2001, he joined the center-right CDU.
From 2013 to 2017, he was a member of the Bundestag.
Positions edit
Philipp Lengsfeld belongs to the right-wing of his party, the so-called Berliner Kreis.[1]
He opposes same-sex marriage[2] and is critic of Angela Merkels climate policy.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Ziele". Berliner Kreis. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Werner van Bebber, Sabine Beikler (30 June 2015), "Homo-Ehe spaltet Berliner CDU", Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German), ISSN 1865-2263, retrieved 4 September 2018
- ^ "Klimaschutz: CDU-Rechte fordern Abschied von deutschen Klimazielen", Die Zeit (in German), Hamburg, 3 June 2017, ISSN 0044-2070, retrieved 7 June 2017
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