Thomas Heilmann
Thomas Heilmann | |
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 Heilmann in 2018 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Karl-Georg Wellmann |
| Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection of Berlin | |
| In office 12 January 2012 – 8 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Czaja |
| Succeeded by | Dirk Behrendt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1964 Dortmund,West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Thomas Heilmann(born 16 July 1964) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union(CDU). Born inDortmund,North Rhine-Westphalia,he has served as a member of theBundestagfrom the state ofBerlinsince 2017.
Career in the private sector
[edit]From 2001 until 2008, Heilmann was a partner and CEO ofScholz & Friends.In 2001, he was nominated to join the supervisory board ofAxel Springer SE;however, he was replaced by Axel Sven Springer before the vote.[1]
At the request ofFederal Minister of Labour and Social AffairsUrsula von der Leyen,Heilmann negotiated a high-profile agreement between investorNicolas Berggruenand other shareholders on the sale of embattled department house chainKarstadtin 2010.[2]
From 2011 until 2012, Heilmann briefly served as chair of the board atSave the ChildrenGermany.[3]
Political career
[edit]Career in state government
[edit]From 2012 until 2016, Heilmann served asState Minister of Justice and Consumer Protectionin thecoalition governmentsof successiveGoverning Mayors of BerlinKlaus Wowereit(2012–2014) andMichael Müller(2014–2016).
In 2012, Heilmann – together fellow state ministersMario CzajaandFrank Henkel– unsuccessfully advocated for a reduction in the penalty-freepersonal use of cannabisfrom 15 to six grams.[4]
In the negotiations to form aGrand CoalitionofChancellorAngela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDUtogether with the BavarianCSU) and theSocial Democrats(SPD) following the2013 German elections,Heilmann was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on digital policy, led byDorothee BärandBrigitte Zypries.
In the2016 state elections,Heilmann unsuccessfully ran for a seat in theState Parliament.
Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present
[edit]Heilmann became a member of the Bundestag in the2017 German federal election,representing Berlin'sSteglitz-Zehlendorfdistrict.[5]In parliament, he has served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2018–2021), the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2018–2021)[6][7]and the Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate Action (since 2021). In his first term, he was his parliamentary group'srapporteuronblockchain.[8]
Within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Heilmann has been leading the group of CDU parliamentarians from Berlin since 2021.
In the negotiations to form acoalition governmentbetween the CDU and theSocial Democratic Party(SPD) under the leadership ofKai Wegnerfollowing Berlin's2023 state elections,Heilmann was part of his party's delegation to the working group on mobility, climate action and environmental protection.[9]
In July 2023, Heilmann made news headlines when theFederal Constitutional Courtissued an injunction blocking parliament from considering a plan submitted by the government ofChancellorOlaf Scholzto encourage home owners to replace fossil fuel heating systems with cleaner alternatives. This way, the court ruled in favor of Heilmann’s emergency petition in which he had argued that his rights as a lawmaker would be violated by it being pushed through without an opportunity for more detailed consideration.[10][11]
Other activities
[edit]Government agencies
[edit]- Federal Network Agencyfor Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the advisory board (since 2022)[12]
Corporate boards
[edit]- BwConsulting, Member of the advisory board (since 2017)[13]
- Scholz & Friends,Member of the supervisory board (2008–2010)[14]
- Cision,Member of the Board of Directors (2007–2012)[15][16]
- Deutsche Bank,Member of the advisory board (2003–2010)[17][18]
Non-profit organizations
[edit]- Save the ChildrenGermany, Member of the supervisory board (since 2016)[19]
- betterplace.org, Member of the Advisory Board[20]
- Museum Berggruen,Member of the International Council[21]
- Save the ChildrenInternational, Member of the Board of Trustees (2016–2018)[22][23]
- Berlin School of Economics and Law(HWR), Member of the Board of Trustees[24]
Political positions
[edit]Ahead of the Christian Democrats'leadership electionin 2018, Heilmann publicly endorsedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauerto succeedAngela Merkelas the party's chair.[25]
References
[edit]- ^Springer: Ein Freund im AufsichtsratDer Spiegel,28 May 2001.
- ^David C. Lerch (6 September 2010),Thomas Heilmann "Mein Handy war tapfer"Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^Thomas Heilmann: Berliner Unternehmer führt KinderhilfswerkHandelsblatt,13 July 2011.
- ^Konrad Litschko (22 May 2012),Gras: Breitseite gegen KifferDie Tageszeitung.
- ^"Thomas Heilmann".CDU/CSU-Fraktion.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"German Bundestag – Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection".German Bundestag.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"German Bundestag – Digital Agenda".German Bundestag.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^Felix Holtermann (9 May 2019),Digitales Wertrecht: Union plant Blockchain-Anleihe schon 2019Handelsblatt.
- ^Ken Münster (7 March 2023),Koalitionsgespräche ab dieser Woche: Das sind die Verhandler von CDU und SPD in BerlinTagesspiegel.
- ^Germany’s top court blocks a parliament vote on a contentious bill to replace heat sources in homesAssociated Press,5 July 2023.
- ^Peter Wilke and Hans von der Burchard (6 July 2023),German top court hits pause on controversial heating law — and coalition peacePolitico Europe.
- ^Members of the Advisory BoardFederal Network Agencyfor Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA)
- ^Beirat der BwConsulting konstituiertBwConsulting, press release of 7 April 2017.
- ^Werber: Personalkarussel dreht sichManager Magazin,8 February 2008.
- ^The nomination committee's proposal for resolutions at Observer's Annual General MeetingCision,press release of 23 February 2007.
- ^Annual Report 2012Cision.
- ^Advisory Board: Membership in 2003Deutsche Bank.
- ^Advisory Board: Membership in 2010Deutsche Bank.
- ^Supervisory BoardSave the ChildrenGermany.
- ^Advisory Boardbetterplace.org
- ^International CouncilMuseum Berggruen.
- ^Trustees' report, strategic report and financial statements for 2016Save the ChildrenInternational.
- ^Trustees' report, strategic report and financial statements for 2018Save the ChildrenInternational.
- ^Grüne: Schluss mit den vielen NebenjobsB.Z.,13 July 2012.
- ^"Tut mir leid für Spahn, aber ich sehe leider keine Chance mehr für ihn"Die Welt,4 November 2018.
External links
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- Official website(in German)
- Bundestag biography(in English)
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