Volker Ullrich
Volker Ullrich in 2020
Member of the Bundestag for Augsburg-Stadt
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byChristian Ruck
Personal details
Born (1975-10-14) 14 October 1975
Illertissen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCSU
Alma materUniversity of Augsburg

Volker Ullrich (born 14 October 1975) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.

Political career

Ullrich first became a member of the Bundestag after the 2013 German federal election, elected in Augsburg City.[1] In parliament, he has been a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (since 2013) and the Committee on European Affairs (2018–2021).[2][3] In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the fundamental rights in the German Constitution. Since the 2021 elections, Ullrich has been serving as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for consumer protection.[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Ullrich is a member of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group with Portugal and Spain. Since 2014, he has been a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).[5] In the Assembly, he has been chairing the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights since 2019. He is also a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.

Other activities

  • Stiftung Forum Recht, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[6]
  • German Foundation for Consumer Protection (DSV), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[7]
  • Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Volker Ullrich". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "German Bundestag - Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Was machen die Augsburger Abgeordneten im Bundestag? Augsburger Allgemeine, 22 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Volker Ullrich Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
  6. ↑ Board of Trustees Stiftung Forum Recht.
  7. ↑ Board of Trustees German Foundation for Consumer Protection (DSV).
  8. ↑ Board of Trustees Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.
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