Matthias Zimmer

Matthias Zimmer
Zimmer in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
In office
2009–2021
Personal details
Born(1961-05-03)3 May 1961
Marburg, Hesse, West Germany
Died19 July 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 62)
Political partyCDU
Alma mater

Matthias Zimmer (3 May 1961 – 19 July 2023) was a German author and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2009, winning a constituency in Frankfurt am Main for three terms until 2021.[1]

Political career

Zimmer became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[2] In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, the latter of which he chaired from 2017 until 2018.[3][4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Zimmer co-chaired the German-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group.

In an internal vote on the CDU candidate for the 2021 elections, Zimmer lost against Axel Kaufmann.[5]

Political positions

In June 2017, Zimmer voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.[6]

In 2019, Zimmer joined 14 members of his parliamentary group who, in an open letter, called for the party to rally around Angela Merkel and party chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer amid criticism voiced by conservatives Friedrich Merz and Roland Koch.[7]

Death

Matthias Zimmer died on 19 July 2023, at the age of 62.[8]

Selected publications

  • Nationales Interesse und Staatsräson. Zur Deutschlandpolitik der Regierung Kohl 1982–1989. Paderborn 1992
  • with Udo Margedant: Eigentum und Freiheit. Eigentumstheorien im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert. Idstein 1993
  • Ed.: Germany – Phoenix in Trouble? Edmonton 1997
  • Ed. with Angelika Sauer: A Chorus of Different Voices. German-Canadian Identities. New York 1998
  • Moderne, Staat und Internationale Politik. Wiesbaden 2008
  • with Thomas Scheben: Der Hund am Fallschirm. Streifzüge durch die Frankfurter Geschichte. Frankfurt am Main 2009
  • Ed. with Michael Thielen: Die Zukunft der Arbeit. Christlich-Soziale Perspektiven. Berlin 2013
  • Nachhaltigkeit! Für eine Politik aus christlicher Grundüberzeugung. Freiburg 2015
  • Am Rande der Politik. Frankfurt am Main 2016
  • Person und Ordnung. Einführung in die Soziale Marktwirtschaft. Freiburg 2020.
  • Alte Werte in neuer Zeit. Christliche Verantwortung und praktische Politik. Frankfurt am Main 2021
  • Morandus. Frankfurt am Main 2021
  • Abenteuer Bundestag. Norderstedt 2022
  • Der tote Bundestagsabgeordnete. Frankfurt am Main 2022
  • Calixt. Frankfurt am Main 2023

References

  1. ^ Benninghoff, Martin. "Nach Abwahl von Zimmer: Unmut bei der CDU". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Prof. Dr. Matthias Zimmer". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag - Labour and Social Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "German Bundestag - Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ Martin Benninghoff (6 February 2021), Kaufmann setzt sich bei CDU-Kandidatenkür gegen Zimmer durch Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  6. ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
  7. ^ Jens Schneider (30 October 2019), Machtkampf in der CDU: Abgeordnete nennen parteiinterne Kritik "extrem schädlich" Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  8. ^ "Einer der "wilden 13": CDU-Politiker Matthias Zimmer ist tot". Queer.de. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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