Bernd Rützel

Bernd Rützel (born 2 October 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.

Bernd Rützel
Bernd Rützel in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Born (1968-10-02) 2 October 1968
Gemünden am Main, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partySPD
Children2

Political career

Rützel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Main-Spessart district.[1]

In parliament, Rützel has since been serving on the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs. On the committee, he was his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the 2021 Supply Chain Act.[2] He became the committee’s chair in 2022.[3] From 2018 to 2021, he also served on the Committee for Tourism.[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Rützel has been chairing the German-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2020.[5]

Within his parliamentary group, Rützel belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[6]

References
  1. "Bernd Rützel, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. Frank Specht (27 May 2021), Menschenrechte: Koalition legt Streit über Lieferkettengesetz bei – und beschließt einige Änderungen Handelsblatt.
  3. Ex-Staatsminister Michael Roth soll Auswärtigem Ausschuss vorsitzen Der Spiegel.
  4. "German Bundestag - Labour and Social Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. Bernd Rützel Bundestag.
  6. Members Parliamentary Left.
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