Roy Kühne

Roy Kühne
Roy Kühne in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
In office
20132021
Personal details
Born (1967-09-27) 27 September 1967 (age 57)
Magdeburg, East Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCDU
Alma materMartin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Roy Kühne (born 27 September 1967) is a German physiotherapist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2013 to 2021.

Political career

Born in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Kühne became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Goslar – Northeim – Osterode district.[1] He was a member of the Health Committee,[2] where he served as his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on healthcare professionals.[3] In addition to his committee assignments, he co-chaired the German-Chinese Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Life after politics

After leaving politics, Kühne became the head of government relations at Bauerfeind in 2022.[4]

Political positions

In June 2017, Kühne voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Roy Kühne". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ Petra Blum, Lena Kampf, Kristiana Ludwig and Angelika Slavik (March 29, 2021), CDU-Politiker Kühne: Lobbyist in eigener Sache Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  4. ^ Axel Gödecke (15 January 2022), Northeimer Ex-Abgeordneter Dr. Roy Kühne arbeitet für Bauerfeind AG Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine.
  5. ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.