Herlind Gundelach

German politician

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Herlind Gundelach
Gundelach in 2014

Member of the Bundestag
In office 22 September 2013 – 24 October 2017
Hamburg State Minister for Science and Research
In office 2008–2011

Personal details
Born	28 February 1949 Aalen
Nationality	German
Political party	CDU

Herlind Gundelach, (born 1949) is a German politician of the German Christian Democratic Union.

Early life and education

Gundelach was born on 28 February 1949 in Aalen, she is married and has a daughter. She studied political science, history, philosophy, and constitutional law at the University of Bonn and earned her doctorate (Dr. phil.).^[1]

Career

In 2007, Gundelach was appointed to the City of Hamburg's Council on Climate Protection by Mayor Ole von Beust.^[2] From 2008, she was State Minister of Science and Research in Hamburg.^[1]^[3]

Gundelach was elected a member of the German Bundestag in the 2013 federal elections. In that capacity, she served as deputy chairwoman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Media. In addition, she was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, where she served as her parliamentary group's rapporteur on energy efficiency and public procurement rules. She was defeated for re-election in 2017.

Other activities

German Foundation for Monument Protection, Member of the Board of Trustees^[4]
Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation, Substitute Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)^[5]
Jewish Museum Berlin, Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees^[6]

Political positions

Gundelach was one of 75 CDU/CSU Members of the Bundestag to vote in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.

In 2020, Gundelach expressed support for Jens Spahn as candidate to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer at the party's 2021 leadership election.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Staff: State Chancellery. "Dr. Herlind Gundelach, Senator for Science and Research". www.hamburg.de Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
^ Sven-Michael Veit (April 13, 2007), Dem Klima voran reiten Die Tageszeitung.
^ "Uni-Pläne: "Ohrfeige" für Herlind Gundelach" [University plans: "slap in the face" for Herlind Gundelach]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
^ Board of Trustees German Foundation for Monument Protection.
^ Board of Trustees Archived 2018-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation.
^ Board of Trustees Jewish Museum Berlin.
^ Jens Meyer-Wellmann (October 17, 2020), Hamburgs CDU und ihr geheimes Traumduo für den Bundesvorsitz Hamburger Abendblatt.