Carsten Träger
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carsten Träger | |
|---|---|
 Träger in 2017 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Bavaria | |
| In office 2013 – 21 March 2026 | |
| Succeeded by | David Mandrella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-10-25)25 October 1973 Fürth, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Died | 21 March 2026(2026-03-21) (aged 52) Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria |
| Party | SPD |
| Children | 2 |
Carsten Träger (25 October 1973 – 21 March 2026) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2013 until his death in 2026.[1]
In addition to his work in parliament, Träger served as Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Climate Protection and Nuclear Safety in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz from 2025.[2]
Träger first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[3] He was a member of the Committee on Food and Agriculture and the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.[4][5] From 2018, he was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on environmental policy.
In addition to his committee assignments, Träger was a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly from 2019. From 2022, he was one of the founding members of a cross-party group promoting a One Health approach.[6]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Träger was part of the working group on energy, climate protection and the environment, led by Armin Laschet, Georg Nüßlein and Barbara Hendricks.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Träger was part of his party's delegation in the working group on environmental policy, co-chaired by Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Steffi Lemke and Stefan Birkner.[7]
Within the SPD parliamentary group, Träger and Carolin Wagner led the Bundestag group of SPD parliamentarians from Bavaria from 2023.[8]
Other activities
- German Foundation for Consumer Protection (DSV), Member of the Board of Trustees (from 2022)[9]
- Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO), Member of the Board of Trustees (from 2022)[10]
- German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), Member of the Board of Trustees (from 2019)[11]
- International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA), Member of the Advisory Board[12]
Death
References
- ↑ "Carsten Träger | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ Claudia Ziob and Harald Baumer (6 May 2025), Glückwünsche und Erwartungen: Fürther Abgeordneter Carsten Träger wird Staatssekretär Nürnberger Nachrichten.
- ↑ "Carsten Träger, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ "German Bundestag - Food and Agriculture". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ "German Bundestag - Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ Rudolph gründet Parlamentskreis mit Thüringer Allgemeine, 16 September 2022.
- ↑ Ampel-Koalition: Das sind die Verhandlungsteams von SPD, Grünen und FDP[permanent dead link] Deutschlandfunk, October 27, 2021.
- ↑ Dr. Carolin Wagner, MdB und Carsten Träger, MdB sind die neue Führungsspitze der bayerischen SPD-Landesgruppe SPD-Landesgruppe Bayern, press release of 26 September 2023.
- ↑ Board of Trustees German Foundation for Consumer Protection (DSV).
- ↑ Wahlvorschläge für Kuratorium des Kenfo Bundestag, press release of 27 April 2022.
- ↑ Board of Trustees German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU).
- ↑ Advisory Board International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA).
- ↑ "SPD-Umweltstaatssekretär Carsten Träger mit 52 Jahren gestorben". Die Zeit. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ bayernspd.de
- ↑ spiegel.de
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
