Bernd Rützel
German politician
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Bernd Ferdinand Rützel (born 2 October 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.
Political career
Rützel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Main-Spessart district.[1]
In parliament, Rützel has since been serving on the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs. On the committee, he was his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the 2021 Supply Chain Act.[2] He became the committee’s chair in 2022.[3] From 2018 to 2021, he also served on the Committee for Tourism.[4]
In addition to his committee assignments, Rützel has been chairing the German-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2020.[5]
Within his parliamentary group, Rützel belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[6]
