Dirk Heidenblut (born 21 April 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.[1]
Dirk Heidenblut | |
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 Dirk Heidenblut in 2014 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rolf Hempelmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1961 Essen, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
Political career
editHeidenblut became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Essen II district.[2] He is a member of the Committee on Health.[3][4] In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the digitization of healthcare in Germany.
In 2024, Heidenblut announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Dirk Heidenblut | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Dirk Heidenblut, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection". German Bundestag. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Wolfgang Kintscher (19 October 2024), Bundestagswahl in Essen: Ein Kirmes-Präsident gegen Juristen Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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