Roy Kühne

Roy Kühne (born 27 September 1967) is a German physiotherapist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2013 to 2021.

Roy Kühne
Roy Kühne in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
In office
2013–2021
Personal details
Born (1967-09-27) 27 September 1967
Magdeburg, East Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU
Alma materMartin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Political career

Born in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Kühne became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Goslar – Northeim – Osterode district.[1] He was a member of the Health Committee,[2] where he serves as his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on healthcare professionals.[3] In addition to his committee assignments, he co-chaired the German-Chinese Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Political positions

In June 2017, Kühne voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.[4]

References
  1. "Dr. Roy Kühne". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. Petra Blum, Lena Kampf, Kristiana Ludwig and Angelika Slavik (March 29, 2021), CDU-Politiker Kühne: Lobbyist in eigener Sache Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  4. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.


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