Ingo Bodtke (born 6 June 1965 in Lutherstadt Eisleben) is a German politician from the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from Saxony-Anhalt from 2021 to 2025.[1]
Early life and career
Ingo Bodtke grew up in a Christian home in the town of his birth. He completed an apprenticeship as a butcher and, after completing his basic military service, studied meat management and graduated as an engineer. He then worked as an instructor for insemination of cattle in animal breeding.[2][3] He also worked in the insurance industry from 1987 and worked for LVM since 1990.[3][4][5] Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bodtke has managed an insurance and financial agency as well as travel agencies.
Political career
Bodtke is a member of the Federal Committee on Religion & ideology in the FDP party.[6]
Bodtke is a member of the Wimmelburg municipal council and holds a seat on the Mansfeld-Südharz district council, serving as FDP parliamentary group chairman since 2019. He is chairman of the association Liberaler Mittelstand Sachsen-Anhalt e. V. as well as assessor of the federal board of the federal association.[7]
He ran in the federal constituency of Mansfeld in the 2021 federal election and in second place on the state list of the FDO Saxony-Anhalt. He missed the direct mandate with 8.4% of the first votes, but moved via the state list into the 20th German Bundestag.[8] There he is a member of the Committee on Food and Agriculture, the Petitions Committee and alternate in the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs.[9]
In 2024, Bodtke announced that he isn't seeking re-election for Bundestag in the 2025 federal elections.[10]
Other activities
- Member of the supervisory board of Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz mbH[11]
- Conductor, organist and pastor at the New Apostolic Church in Hettstedt[12][13]
- Member of the Federal Executive Board of the Liberal Mittelstand[14]
Personal life
Bodtke has been married since 1985 and is the father of four children.[6][15]
External links
References
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Ingo Bodtke". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "»Bodtke, Ingo, FDP«". mitmischen.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ a b Martini, Peter (1 April 2022). "»Mittelstandskompetenz im Bundestag«". bvmw.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "»LVM-Versicherungsagentur Ingo Bodtke«". agentur.lvm.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "»Bundestagswahl am 26.09.2021«". freie-demokraten.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ a b "»INGO BODTKE«". ingobodtke.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "»Personen im Bundesvorstand«". liberaler-mittelstand.com (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "»Gewählte in Landeslisten der Parteien«". bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "»Ingo Bodtke, FDP«". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Gordon Repinski (2024-08-14). "Bundestag 2025: Wer in Sachsen-Anhalt in den Wahlkampf zieht". politico.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "»Beteiligungsbericht«" (PDF). mansfeldsuedharz.de (in German). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "»Ingo Bodtke«". chrismon.evangelisch.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Lange, Jens (10 January 2023). "»Dialogforum gestartet«". nak-nordost.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "»Bundesvorstand des Liberalen Mittelstands neu gewählt«". liberaler-mittelstand.com (in German). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Stubert, Joel (1 September 2021). "»Alles für den Mittelstand - Ingo Bodtke (FDP) will in den Bundestag«". mz.de (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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