Jürgen Berghahn

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Jürgen Berghahn
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Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born (1960-07-05) 5 July 1960 (age 64)
Blomberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
(now Germany)
Nationality German
Political party SPD

Jürgen Berghahn (born 5 July 1960 in Blomberg) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag for Lippe I since the 2021 German federal election.[1] Previously, he was a member of the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament from 2010 to 2021.

Early life and career

Berghahn did an apprenticeship as an electrician. He worked for Schieder Möbel for 26 years until the company's insolvency.[2] He was a member of the company’s works council from 1994 to 2008 and served as deputy chairman of the group workers council from 2002 until 2008. Berghahn is a lecturer in adult education for private and trade union educational institutions. He has been a member of IG Metall since 1984.[3][4]

Political career

Berghahn has been a member of the Blomberg town council and local chairman of Istrup since 2004. He has been the chairman of the Blomberg real estate and property management since 2004.[5] He is chairman of the SPD local association Istrup/Wellentrup.[5]

Berghahn was elected as a member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia in the state parliamentary constituency of Lippe II in the state elections of 2010,[6] 2012,[7] and 2017.[8]

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present

Berghahn ran as an SPD direct candidate for the federal constituency Lippe I and won the direct mandate in the 2021 federal election.[9] In the course of this, he resigned his state parliament mandate. Nina Andrieshen succeeded him in the state parliament.[10]

In parliament, Berghahn has been serving on the Committee on Transport.[11] Within his parliamentary group, he belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[12]

Personal life

Berghahn is married and the father of two children.[1]

See also

References

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  11. Jürgen Berghahn Bundestag.
  12. Members Parliamentary Left.

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