Mark Helfrich | |
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 Helfrich in 2021 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 22 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rolf Koschorrek |
| Constituency | Steinburg –Dithmarschen Süd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1978 Itzehoe,West Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Occupation | Politician,businessman |
Mark Helfrich (born 8 September 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein since 2013.
Helfrich studied in the Auguste Viktoria School in Itzehoe from 1989 to 1999,and also studied Business Studies from 2000 to 2004 at PFH Göttingen. [1]
In 1995,Helfrich joined the Junge Union and was district chairman of the JU Steinberg from 2000 to 2002. Since 2002,Helfrich has been a board member of the CDU Steinberg and served as treasurer from 2010 to 2014. [1]
Helfrich became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election,succeeding Rolf Koschorrek in the district of Steinburg –Dithmarschen Süd. [2] Helfrich received 45.4% of the vote in his district,with a margin of around 11 points over his closest challenger from the SPD. [3] From 2013 until 2014,he served on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs as well as the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.
In the 2017 German federal election,Helfrich received a slightly reduced 41.9% in his district. [4] Since 2018,he has been a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Energy Affairs. [5] [6]
In the 2021 German federal election,Helfrich barely won his seat,receiving 29.2% of the vote and winning by a margin of 52 votes. [7] He has been serving as his parliamentary group's spokesperson for energy policy. [8]
In the 2025 German federal election,Helfrich received 35.0% of the vote in his district,the most of any candidate in Schleswig-Holstein. [9] Since May 13,2025,Helfrich has taken over as chairman of the CDU state group in Schleswig-Holstein. [10]
Helfrich voted to approve the extension of the second Greek aid program on 27 February 2015,claiming that "it does not involve any new financial commitments and [...] does not involve a significant reduction in the reform commitments of the Hellenic Republic." [13] He subsequently rejected the third Greek aid program and voted against it on 19 August 2015. [14]
In June 2017,Helfrich voted against his parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage. [15]
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