Alexander Throm

Alexander Throm (born 8 September 1968) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2017. In 2001, he co-founded a law firm with Thomas Strobl.

Alexander Throm
Alexander Throm in 2013
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byThomas Strobl
Personal details
Born (1968-09-08) 8 September 1968
Heilbronn, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCDU
Alma materUniversity of Mannheim

Political career

From 2011 until 2016, Throm was a member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, where he served on the Committee on Internal Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.

Throm became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election, representing Heilbronn.[1] He is a member of the Committee on Internal Affairs, the Committee on the Verification of Credentials and Immunities and the Committee on Rules of Procedure (since 2019).[2][3] In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the Residence Act (AufenthG).[4]

Other activities
  • Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG (SWS AG), Member of the Supervisory Board (until 2019)

Political positions

Ahead of the 2021 national elections, Throm endorsed Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.[5]

References
  1. "Alexander Throm". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "German Bundestag - Committee on Internal Affairs and Community". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. "German Bundestag - Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. Stephanie Rohde (March 7, 2020), Throm (CDU) über Flüchtlingsdeal: „Wir stellen der Türkei keinen Blankoscheck aus“ Deutschlandfunk.
  5. Norbert Wallet (April 6, 2021), Kanzlerkandidatur der Union: Rückenwind aus Baden-Württemberg für Markus Söder Stuttgarter Zeitung.
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