Georg Kippels

Georg Kippels
Georg Kippels in 2013
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Willi Zylajew
Personal details
Born	(1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 66) Bedburg, West Germany (now Germany)
Party	CDU
Alma mater	University of Cologne

Georg Kippels (born 21 September 1959) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.

In addition to his work in parliament, Kippels has been serving as a Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Ministry of Health in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.^[1]

Political career

Kippels first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.^[2] From 2013 to 2025, he served on the Health Committee on Health and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.^[3][4] In 2018, he also joined the newly established Sub-Committee on Global Health.

In addition to his committee assignments, Kippels serves as the deputy chairman of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

• German Network against Neglected Tropical Diseases (DNTDs), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (since 2018)^[5]
• German Health Partnership (GHP), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2017)
• "End Polio Now", Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (2018–2022)^[6]
• German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board^[7]
• German Red Cross (DRK), Member
• Lions Clubs International, Member

Political positions

In June 2017, Kippels voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.^[8]

References

1. CDU präsentiert Kabinettsmitglieder: Wadephul wird Außenminister - Wirtschaftsressort an Reiche Tagesschau.
2. "Dr. Georg Kippels". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
3. "German Bundestag – Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. "German Bundestag – Economic Cooperation and Development". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
5. Parlamentarischer Beirat setzt sich für die Stärkung von Gesundheitssystemen ein und will Vernachlässigten eine Stimme geben, 14 June 2018 German Network against Neglected Tropical Diseases (DNTDs).
6. Matthias Schütt (1 June 2018), Großes Interesse an der Polio-Kampagne Rotary Magazin.
7. Advisory Board German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
8. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, 30 June 2017.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Bundestag biography (in English)