Udo Schiefner

Udo Schiefner
Udo Schiefner in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
In office 2013–2025
Personal details
Born	(1959-08-07) 7 August 1959 (age 65) Kempen, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	SPD
Alma mater	Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology

Udo Schiefner (born 7 August 1959) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2025. ^[1]

Political career

Schiefner first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election. ^[2] He joined the SPD in 1975 and was elected chairman of the SPD Niederrhein in February 2021. In parliament, he was the chair of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure and a member of the Committee on Petitions. ^{[3] [4]}

In addition to his committee assignments, Schiefner was part of the German-Dutch Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2022 to 2025. ^[5]

In July 2024, Schiefner announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term. ^[6]

Other activities

• Action Medeor, Member of the Advisory Board ^[7]

References

1. "Udo Schiefner | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. "Udo Schiefner, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "German Bundestag - Petitions". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. "German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
5. Bundestagsabgeordneter aus Kempen: Udo Schiefner setzt sich für deutsch-niederländische Beziehungen ein Rheinische Post , 22 March 2022.
6. SPD-Abgeordneter Udo Schiefner tritt nicht mehr an Rheinische Post , 31 July 2024.
7. Advisory Board Action Medeor.

External links

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