Philipp Lengsfeld
German politician
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Philipp Lengsfeld (born 21 March 1972) is a German politician, formerly of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
ConstituencyBerlin-Mitte
Born21 March 1972
PartyAlliance 90/The Greens (1995–2001)
Christian Democratic Union (2001–2023)
Christian Democratic Union (2001–2023)
Children2
Philipp Lengsfeld | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 22 September 2013 – 24 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Berlin-Mitte |
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| Born | 21 March 1972 |
| Party | Alliance 90/The Greens (1995–2001) Christian Democratic Union (2001–2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Technische Universität Berlin | |
Life
Born in East Berlin, Lengsfeld is the oldest son of German politician and civil rights activist Vera Lengsfeld. He grew up in East Germany. In 2001, he joined the center-right CDU.
From 2013 to 2017, he was a member of the Bundestag.
He left the CDU in 2023.[1]
Positions
Lengsfeld belonged to the right-wing of his party, the so-called Berliner Kreis.[2]
He opposes same-sex marriage[3] and is critic of Angela Merkels climate policy.[4]
