Udo Schiefner
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Udo Schiefner | |
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 Schiefner in 2014 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 2013–2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-08-07)7 August 1959 Kempen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Died | 9 October 2025(2025-10-09) (aged 66) |
| Party | SPD |
| Alma mater | Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology |
Udo Schiefner (7 August 1959 – 9 October 2025) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2025.[1]
Schiefner first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[2] He joined the SPD in 1975 and was elected chairman of the SPD Niederrhein in February 2021. In parliament, he was the chair of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure and a member of the Committee on Petitions.[3][4]
In addition to his committee assignments, Schiefner was part of the German-Dutch Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2022 to 2025.[5]
In July 2024, Schiefner announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[6]
He also served as a member of the advisory board for Action Medeor.[7]
Schiefner died on 9 October 2025, at the age of 66.[8]
References
- ↑ "Udo Schiefner | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "Udo Schiefner, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "German Bundestag - Petitions". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ Bundestagsabgeordneter aus Kempen: Udo Schiefner setzt sich für deutsch-niederländische Beziehungen ein Rheinische Post, 22 March 2022.
- ↑ SPD-Abgeordneter Udo Schiefner tritt nicht mehr an Rheinische Post, 31 July 2024.
- ↑ Advisory Board Action Medeor
- ↑ "Die NRWSPD trauert um Udo Schiefner › NRWSPD" (in German). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
External links
- Udo Schiefner at IMDb
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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