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Alexander Föhr

German politician (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Alexander Paul Föhr (born 1 August 1980) is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union. Since 2023, he has been a Member of the German Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg.[1]

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Biography

Föhr passed his Abitur at the Heidelberg Bunsen-Gymnasium [de] in Heidelberg in 2000. He then completed military service with the Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion 12 in Hardheim [de]. Between 2001 and 2008 he studied political science, public law and history at the University of Mainz. He graduated with a master's degree. From 2008 to 2012 he worked in the department of Mayor Eckart Würzner [de] at the City of Heidelberg. Until he entered the Bundestag in 2023, he was Head of Communications and Politics at the AOK Baden-Württemberg .

Föhr is married, has three children and lives in Heidelberg.

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Political career

Foehr is a member of the CDU. He has been a member of the municipal council of Heidelberg since 2014. He has been the district chairman of the CDU in Heidelberg since 2015. He is also a member of the district board of the CDU Nordbaden.

Föhr ran as a candidate in the 2021 German federal election in the federal constituency of Heidelberg, but initially failed to get into the Bundestag. On 1 March 2023, he replaced Michael Hennrich in the Bundestag when he resigned.[2][3][4]

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