Josef Rief (born 13 April 1960) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2009.

Political career

Rief became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[1] He is a member of the Budget Committee and the Committee for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[2][3] In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the annual budget of the Federal Ministry of Health.

In addition to his committee assignments, Rief has been a substitute member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2018.[4] In this capacity, he serves on the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development and the Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter. In 2024 Rief announced, that he isn't seeking re-election for Bundestag.[5]

Political positions

In June 2017, Rief voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Josef Rief". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "German Bundestag - Budget". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag - Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ Josef Rief Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
  5. ^ Gerd Mägerle (2 October 2024). "Josef Rief kandidiert nicht mehr für den Bundestag". schwaebische.de. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.


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