Mathias Middelberg

Mathias Middelberg (born 14 December 1964) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony since 2009.

Mathias Middelberg
Mathias Middelberg in 2016
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byMartin Schwanholz
Personal details
Born (1964-12-14) 14 December 1964
Osnabrück, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU
Alma mater

Early career

From 1997 until 2000, Middelberg served as chief of staff to the State Minister for Economic Affairs of Bremen, Josef Hattig.

Political career

Middelberg first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[1] He was a member of the Finance Committee before joining the Committee for Home Affairs from 2018 until 2021.[2] He has since been serving as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on home affairs.

In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Middelberg was part of the working group on economic policy, led Thomas Strobl, Alexander Dobrindt and Brigitte Zypries.

Since the 2021 elections, Middelberg has been serving as one his parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of chair Ralph Brinkhaus. In this capacity, he oversees the group’s legislative activities on financial policy.[3]

Other activities

Political positions

In June 2017, Middelberg voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]

References
  1. "Dr. Mathias Middelberg". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "German Bundestag - Committee on Internal Affairs and Community". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. Neuaufstellung der Union: Spahn ist jetzt Stellvertreter des Fraktionsvorsitzenden Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 13 December 2021.
  4. Board of Trustees German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU).
  5. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
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