Lukas Köhler (born 22 August 1986) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017.[1]
Lukas Köhler | |
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 Köhler in 2017 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1986 München, West Germany |
| Political party | FDP |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and education
editBorn in München, Bavaria, Köhler passed his Abitur examination in Monheim am Rhein in 2005 and, after completing his mandatory civilian service, studied philosophy in Munich with a Baccalaureate degree and in London with a master's degree. From 2011 to 2015 he completed his dissertation at the Munich School of Philosophy. He then took over the management of the Center for Environmental Ethics and Environmental Education there.
Political career
editKöhler joined the Young Liberals and the FDP in 2011. From 2014 to 2017, he served as state chairman of the Young Liberals of Bavaria.
Since the 2017 elections, Köhler has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag. He is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, where he serves as his parliamentary group’s spokesman for climate policy.[2] He is also member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development and a deputy member of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid.
From 2019, Köhler joined forces with Danyal Bayaz on bringing together fellow parliamentarians from the FDP and the Green Party to explore options for a so-called Jamaica coalition government.[3]
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, Köhler led his party's delegation in the working group on environmental policy; his co-chairs from the other parties were Matthias Miersch and Oliver Krischer.[4]
Since 2021, Köhler has been serving as one of six deputy chairpersons of the FDP parliamentary group under the leadership of its chairman Christian Dürr.[5]
Since 2023, Köhler has been serving as deputy chair of the FDP in Bavaria, under the leadership of co-chairs Katja Hessel and Martin Hagen.[6][7]
Other activities
edit- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)[8]
- Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021)[9]
- Agora Energiewende, Member of the Council[10]
- German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board[11]
- Munich School of Philosophy, Member of the Board of Trustees[12]
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board of the Goalkeepers Initiative (2019–2022)[13]
References
edit- ^ "Lukas Köhler | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Fachpolitische Sprecher". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Daniel Godeck (3 September 2020), Zusammenarbeit von FDP und Grünen: Grün-gelbe Anbandelungsversuche Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ Andreas Apetz and Thomas Kaspar (22 October 2021), Ampel-Koalition: Alle Verantwortlichen, AGs und Themen im Überblick Frankfurter Rundschau.
- ^ FDP-Fraktion: Wahl des Fraktionsvorstands und Vorsitzende Bundestagsausschüsse FDP Parliamentary Group, press release of 7 December 2021).
- ^ Johann Osel (23 October 2023), Bayern-FDP setzt nach Wahlniederlage auf Doppelspitze Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ^ Regina Kirschner and Georg Wolf (11 November 2023), Hagen übersteht Kampfabstimmung – Bayern-FDP mit Doppelspitze Bayerischer Rundfunk.
- ^ Members of the Advisory Board Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA)
- ^ Advisory Board Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO).
- ^ Council Agora Energiewende.
- ^ Parliamentary Advisory Board German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF).
- ^ Board of Trustees Munich School of Philosophy.
- ^ The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Goalkeepers Advisory Board to Accelerate Progress on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, press release of 22 May 2019.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in German)
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