Frank Oesterhelweg

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Frank Oesterhelweg (2018)

Frank Oesterhelweg (born 19 November 1961) is a German politician for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).

Life and politics

Oesterhelweg was born on 19 November 1961 in Wolfenbüttel and he became a member of the CDU in 1978.

Since 2002, he has been a member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony, the legislative body of the German federal state of Lower Saxony.

Since 2010, Oesterhelweg has been chairman of the regional union of the CDU in Braunschweig. [1]

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References

  1. Gabriele Andretta (Hrsg.), Referat für Presse, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Protokoll: Landtag Niedersachsen. Handbuch des Niedersächsischen Landtages der 18. Wahlperiode. 2017 bis 2022, 1. Auflage, Hannover: Niedersächsischer Landtag, 2018, S. 111f.