Bernd Klaus Buchholz

Bernd Klaus Buchholz
Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 June 2022
Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism
In office
28 June 2017 – 29 June 2022
Appointed byDaniel Günther
Preceded byReinhard Meyer
Succeeded byClaus Ruhe Madsen
Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
In office
1992–1996
Personal details
Born (1961-11-02) 2 November 1961 (age 63)
Berlin, West Germany
Nationality Germany
Political party
Free Democratic Party of Germany

Bernd Klaus Buchholz (born 2 November 1961[1]) is a German politician and lawyer. He served as Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism.[2]

Early life

Buchholz was born in West-Berlin to shopkeeper parents.[3] He studied Law and Economics in Berlin, Erlangen and Kiel.[1]

Career

Buchholz was publishing manager at Gruner + Jahr from 1996 to 1998 and publishing Manager at Hamburger Morgenpost from 1998 to 1999.[1] He became publishing Manager for the German magazine Stern from 1999 to 2000 and its Manager from 2000 to 2004.[1] From 2004, he was a member of the board and Manager at Gruner + Jahr.[1] From 2009 to 2012, he was chairman of Bertelsmann.[2] He worked as a lawyer for the law firm CausaConcilio from 2014 to 2017.[1]

Politics

After becoming a member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany in 1981, he became chairman of the Schleswig-Holstein Young Liberals in 1987, an office he held until 1990.[1] From 1989 to 2007 he was a boardmember to the Schleswig-Holstein Free Democratic Party.[1] He has been his Party's deputy chairman since 2013.[4][1]

Buchholz was a Member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag from 1992 to 1996.[1] He became Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism as a member of Daniel Günther's Cabinet in 2017 and represents Schleswig-Holstein as a member of the Bundesrat since then.[1]

He was his Party's Lead Candidate for the 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election.[5] He subsequently was elected a Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k sh.de. "Bundesrat - Mitglieder - Dr. Bernd Buchholz". Bundesrat (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  2. ^ a b admin. "Minister Dr. Bernd Buchholz". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  3. ^ "Bernd Buchholz - Munzinger Biographie". munzinger.de. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  4. ^ "Zustimmung der Cookies | FDP Schleswig-Holstein". www.fdp-sh.de. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. ^ NDR. "Landtagswahl 2022: Buchholz soll FDP-Spitzenkandidat werden". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  6. ^ "Abgeordnete FDP". www.landtag.ltsh.de. Retrieved 2022-06-22.