Christian Haase

Christian Haase (born 6 May 1966) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.[1]

Christian Haase
Haase in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Born (1966-05-06) 6 May 1966
Höxter, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU

Political career

Haase became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Höxter and Lippe districts.[2] He is a member of the Budget Committee and its Subcommittee on European Affairs.[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Haase chairs the German-Egyptian Parliamentary Friendship Group and is a member of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Northern Adriatic States.

Political positions

In June 2017, Haase voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[4]

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Haase publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party’s chair.[5]

References
  1. "Christian Haase | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  2. "Christian Haase". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  3. "German Bundestag - Budget". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
  5. Christian Rothenberg (December 5, 2018), Kampf um den CDU-Vorsitz: So groß sind die Lager der Unterstützer für Merz, Spahn und Kramp-Karrenbauer Handelsblatt.
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