Klaus Mack (born 23 April 1973 in Günzburg) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 elections. Previously, he was mayor of the town of Bad Wildbad from 2006 to 2021 and mayor of the municipality of Enzklösterle from 2000 to 2006.

Life

Mack grew up in the West German town of Lonsee and attended the Helfenstein High School in Geislingen an der Steige, where he graduated in 1992.[1] He then completed an apprenticeship for the higher administrative service at the municipality of Sontheim an der Brenz and at the district office of Heidenheim. From 1994 to 1996, he then studied at the University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg - University of Public Administration (FHöV), where he graduated as Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH). From 1996 to 1997 he did his civilian service at the Catholic Youth Department Ulm in Lonsee.[2] From 1997 to 2000 he was head of the municipal office and spa manager of the municipality of Enzklösterle.[3] Klaus Mack is married and has two children.[2]

Politics

Mack was mayor of the municipality of Enzklösterle from May 2000 to October 2006. He was mayor of the town of Bad Wildbad from 23 October 2006 to 15 October 2021.[4] In 2014, he was confirmed in office.[5] In addition, he has been a member of the district council in the district of Calw since 2014, where he is deputy chairman of the CDU faction.[6]

He was elected directly to the Bundestag in 2021, representing the Calw district.[7] In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection.[8][9] In the fall of 2020, Mack was nominated by the CDU as a direct candidate in the federal constituency of Calw for the 2021 federal election.[10] He won the direct mandate with 33.8% of the first votes and was elected to the German Bundestag.[11] His opponent in the constituency was the SPD federal leader Saskia Esken.[12]

Memberships

Mack has been chairman of the Nature Park Association in the Black Forest Nature Park Central/North since 2015 and chairman of the Northern Black Forest Regional Association since 2019.[13][14] Furthermore, he is chairman of the tourism committee of the Gemeindetag Baden-Württemberg[15] and a member of the Kommunalpolitische Vereinigung (KPV).[16] Until 2021, he was chairman of the project advisory board Red Deer Concept Northern Black Forest of the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg.[17]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ Mutschler, Bernd (12 October 2018). "»"Am Ende ist es halt auch ein bisschen Glück"«". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Mehne, Arnfried (21 October 2016). "»Klaus Mack zieht ein kleines Fazit«". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. ^ "»Klaus Mack«". cducsu.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. ^ Meyer, Gabriel (3 September 2021). "»Klaus Mack seit 25 Jahren im öffentlichen Dienst: Beim Jubiläum sagen manche schon leise Servus«". pz-news.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ "»Details«". staatsanzeiger.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. ^ "»Klaus Mack, CDU/CSU Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH)«". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Klaus Mack".
  8. ^ "»Mack beginnt mit inhaltlicher Arbeit«". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ "»Ausschüsse«". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  10. ^ Parage, Verea (30 October 2020). "»Weggang wäre Verlust und Chance zugleich«". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. ^ "»Bundestagswahl 2021«". bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. ^ "»SWR: „Vom Bad Wildbader Rathaussessel in den Bundestag"«". klausmack.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  13. ^ Biesinger, Nicole (14 March 2019). "»Bad Wildbader Schultes Klaus Mack bewirbt sich um den Vorsitz des Vereins Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord«". pz-news.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  14. ^ Röderer, Hubert (15 April 2019). "»"Gäbe es den Naturpark nicht, müsste man ihn erfinden"«". badische-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  15. ^ "»Klaus Mack steht Ausschuss für Tourismus vor«". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). 12 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  16. ^ "»KPV-Bundesvertreterversammlung 2022: So wurde gewählt«". kpv.de (in German). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  17. ^ "»Großes Interesse am ersten Rotwildforum«". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). 15 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  18. ^ Governance Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO).

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