Michael Frieser

Michael Frieser
Michael Frieser in 2017
Member of the Bundestag for Nuremberg South
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-30) 30 March 1964 (age 58) Nürnberg, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	CSU

Michael Frieser (born 30 March 1964) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2009.

Political career

Frieser became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing Nuremberg. ^[1] In parliament, he first served on the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid (2009-2013), the Committee on Legal Affairs (2009-2013) and the Committee on Internal Affairs (2009-2017). ^{[ citation needed ]}

Since 2018, Frieser has been a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and the Media and the Committee on the Verification of Credentials, Immunities and Rules of Procedure. ^{[2] [3]} He is an alternate member of the Committee on the Election of Judges (Wahlausschuss), which is in charge of appointing judges to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. Since 2022, he has also been serving on the parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the Highest Courts of Justice, namely the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), the Federal Labour Court (BAG), and the Federal Social Court (BSG). ^[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Frieser joined a cross-party working group on a reform of Germany’s electoral system in 2019, chaired by Wolfgang Schäuble. ^[5]

Political positions

In June 2017, Frieser voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage. ^[6]

Personal life

In March 2020, Frieser tested positive for coronavirus. ^[7]

References

1. "Michael Frieser". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
2. "German Bundestag - Cultural and Media Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
3. "German Bundestag - Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
4. Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt Bundestag, 27 January 2022.
5. Robert Roßmann (20 January 2019), Kleiner, feiner, weiblicher Süddeutsche Zeitung .
6. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt , 30 June 2017.
7. Nordbayern.de: Nürnberger Bundestagsabgeordneter positiv getestet

External links

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