Thorsten Rudolph
German politician (born 1974)
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Thorsten Rudolph (born 15 March 1974) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.
Thorsten Rudolph | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1974 |
| Party | SPD |
| University of Bonn | |
Early life and education
Rudolph was born 1974 in the West German city of Koblenz and studied law and economics at the University of Bonn.[1]
Career
From 2009 to 2021, Rudolph worked at the State Ministry of Finance and at the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Political career
Rudolph joined the SPD in 1989.
Rudolph first entered the Bundestag in 2021, representing the Koblenz district.[2] In parliament, he has since been serving on the Budget Committee and its Subcommittee on European Affairs. In 2022, he also joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany’s armed forces. Since the 2025 elections, he has been his parliamentary group's spokesperson on the national budget.[3] That same year, he also became a member of the so-called Confidential Committee (Vertrauensgremium) of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services, BND, BfV and MAD.[4]
In addition to his committee assignments, Rudolph has been serving as deputy chair of the German-Indian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]
Other activities
- KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2024)[6][7]
- University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Member of the Supervisory Board (2017–2021)[8]
