Wolfgang Hellmich

Wolfgang Hellmich (born 5 May 1958) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2012 to 2025.

Wolfgang Hellmich
Wolfgang Hellmich in 2012
Member of the Bundestag
In office 2012–2025
Personal details
Born	(1958-05-05) 5 May 1958 (age 67) Welver, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	SPD

Political career

Hellmich became a member of the Bundestag in 2012 when he took the seat vacated by Michael Groschek.^[1] He was also a member of the Defence Committee – which he chaired from 2015 until 2021 – and the 1st Committee of Inquiry of the Defence Committee.^[2]

In addition to his committee assignments, Hellmich co-chaired the German-Slovenian Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2014 until 2019. From 2014, he was also a member of the German delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, where he is part of the Defence and Security Committee and the Political Committee.^[3] In 2022, he joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany’s armed forces.

In 2024, Hellmich announced that he was not seeking re-election.^[4]

Other activities

• Berlin Security Conference, Member of the Advisory Board^[5]
• Deutsche Maritime Akademie, Member of the Advisory Board^[6]
• IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE), Member
• IG Metall, Member