Stefan Kaufmann
Stefan Kaufmann, Born in 1969 in Stuttgart is a German politician.
Professional Career[edit]
In 1992, Kaufmann founded the "Forum für Hochschul- und Bildungspolitik Tübingen e.V“ (Forum for Hochschul- and Education Politics Tübingen e.V) in Tübingen. This association's task was developing a general concept for educational politics that particularly targeted the contact points between the respective institutions. Kaufmann joined the CDU in 1999. Between March 2001 and October 2009, he became a Speaker for the Party in the district advisory council of Stuttgart-Sillenbuch. Since April 2003 he has been Chairman of the local group of the CDU in "Stuttgart-Sillenbuch-Heumaden-Riedenberg". In November 2005 he was elected secondary candidate for the Landtag in the Stuttgart I electoral district, and one year later he was elected member of the District Board of the CDU. In the German federal election in 2009, Kaufmann won the direct mandate in Stuttgart I over the Federal Chairman of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Cem Özdemir, and hence became MdB (Member of the Bundestag). Currentlly, Stefan Kaufmann is a member of the Panel of Education, Research and Technological Impact Assessment, as well as deputy member of the Committee on Petitions and the Panel of Traffic, Construction and Urban Development
Education[edit]
Stefan Kaufmann attended university in Tübingen, majoring in Legal science. Following this he worked as a scientific assistant at the University of Hohenheim. Kaufmann had a Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholarship from before he graduated from university and became a Doctor of law in 2001. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi.
Awards[edit]
For his work in relation to this project’s task he received an award from the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg
Further Information[edit]
An interview with Stefan Kaufmann (MdB), Member of the German Parliament
