Volker Ullrich (politician)

For The German historian, see Volker Ullrich.

Volker Ullrich (born 14 October 1975) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria from 2013 until 2025.

Volker Ullrich
Ullrich in 2020
Member of the Bundestag for Augsburg-Stadt
In office 2013–2025
Preceded by	Christian Ruck
Personal details
Born	(1975-10-14) 14 October 1975 (age 49) Illertissen, West Germany
Political party	CSU
Alma mater	University of Augsburg

Political career

Ullrich first became a member of the Bundestag after the 2013 German federal election, elected in Augsburg City.^[1] In parliament, he has been a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (since 2013) and the Committee on European Affairs (2018–2021).^[2][3] In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the fundamental rights in the German Constitution. Since the 2021 elections, Ullrich has been serving as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for consumer protection.^[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Ullrich is a member of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group with Portugal and Spain. Since 2014, he has been a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).^[5] In the Assembly, he has been chairing the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights since 2019. He is also a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats together with the Bavarian CSU and the Social Democrats (SPD) following the 2025 German elections, Ullrich led the CSU delegation in the working group on cultural and media affairs; his counterparts from the other parties were Christiane Schenderlein and Carsten Brosda.^[6]

Other activities

• Stiftung Forum Recht, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)^[7]
• German Foundation for Consumer Protection (DSV), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)^[8]
• Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees^[9]