Norbert Altenkamp

Norbert Altenkamp
Altenkamp in 2017
Member of the Bundestag for Main-Taunus [de]
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Preceded by	Heinz Riesenhuber
Mayor of Bad Soden
In office 2004–2017
Preceded by	Kurt E. Bender
Succeeded by	Frank Blasch
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-27) 27 July 1972 (age 52) Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Münster
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Norbert Altenkamp (born 27 July 1972)^[1] is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017. He previously served as mayor of Bad Soden.

Early life and education

Altenkamp was born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia.^[1] After his Abitur, he took up an apprenticeship as a bank teller at Dresdner Bank in Essen,^[2] followed by studying economics at the University of Münster.

Political career

Altenkamp in the plenum of the German Bundestag

Altenkamp entered the CDU in 1990. From 2004 to 2017, he was mayor of Bad Soden. He was first elected in 2003 with 63.3% of the vote^[3] and was re-elected in 2009 and 2015.^[4]

In the 2017 German federal election, Altenkamp was directly elected as member of parliament for the electoral district of Main-Taunus [de], becoming the CDU candidate after a contested internal election.^[5] He has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. In this capacity, he is the CDU/CSU parliamentary group's rapporteur on the immigration of skilled workers and on tax incentives for research and development.

In 2023, Altenkamp co-founded the Cross-Party Parliamentary on the Situation of the Uyghurs.

Other activities

• Süwag Energie, Member of the advisory board (since 2015)
• Taunus Sparkasse, Member of the supervisory board (since 2011)^[6]
• Kliniken des Main-Taunus-Kreises, Member of the advisory board (since 2016)

Personal life

Altenkamp is married and has two children, and currently resides in Bad Soden.

References

1. "Deutscher Bundestag – Norbert Altenkamp". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
2. "Mein Lebenslauf – Norbert Altenkamp" (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
3. "Direktwahl in Bad Soden: CDU-Bewerber deklassiert Mitbewerber" (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
4. "Wahl zum Bürgermeister am 28 September 2003". Bad Soden am Taunus (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
5. KG, Gießener Anzeiger Verlags GmbH & Co. "Norbert Altenkamp folgt auf Heinz Riesenhuber – Usinger Anzeiger" (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
6. Executive Board and Supervisory Board Taunus Sparkasse.

External links

• Media related to Norbert Altenkamp at Wikimedia Commons
• Personal website