Marcus Faber
Marcus Faber in 2015
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1984-02-04) 4 February 1984 (age 40)
Stendal, East Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyFDP
OccupationPolitical Scientist

Marcus Faber (born 4 February 1984) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2017.[1]

Early life and education

Faber attended the Rudolf-Hildebrand-Gymnasium in Stendal, where he graduated from high school in March 2003. Afterwards he did his basic military service as a tank pioneer in the Elb-Havel barracks in Havelberg. From 2003 to 2008, he studied political science at the University of Potsdam and Western Sydney University, graduating with a degree in political science.

Political career

In the 2017 federal elections, Faber ran for election in the Altmark constituency and was elected to the German Bundestag via the FDP state list. In parliament, he has since been a member of the Defense Committee.[2] From 2021 to 2022, he briefly served as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for defense policy.[3][4]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ "Marcus Faber | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Abgeordnete". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ FDP-Fraktion: Besetzung Sprecherposten FDP Group in the German Bundestag, press release of 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ Nach Faber-Eklat FDP-Politiker Müller rückt als verteidigungspolitischer Sprecher nach Der Spiegel, 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ Pollak, Anath (15 November 2019). "Uwe Becker zum neuen Präsidenten der DIG gewählt". Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft e.V. (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ Volker Beck neuer Präsident der Deutsch-Israelischen Gesellschaft Jüdische Allgemeine, 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ DTG (19 December 2019). "Rückblick auf ein ereignisreiches Jahr - Mitgliederversammlung 2019 | Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft" (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ^ Meerkamp, Frank (24 June 2022). "23.06.2022: Mitgliederversammlung wählt neuen Vorstand | Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft" (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.

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