Albert Rupprecht
German politician
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Albert Rupprecht (born 10 June 1968) 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 2002.
Political career
Rupprecht first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2002 German federal election, representing the Weiden district.[1] In parliament, he initially served as deputy chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs from 2005 to 2009.[2] In 2009, he moved to the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[3] Also since 2009, he has been the CDU/CSU parliamentary group's spokesperson on education and research.
From 2008 to 2010, Rupprecht chaired the parliamentary body providing oversight of the Special Financial Market Stabilization Funds (SoFFin).[4]
In the negotiations to form a fourth coalition government under Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Rupprecht was part of the working group on education policy, led by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Stefan Müller and Hubertus Heil.
Other activities
- Eckert & Ziegler, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2017)
Political positions
In June 2017, Rupprecht voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]
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