Marcus Faber
{{Short description|German politician (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Marcus Faber
| office = Member of the Bundestag
| image = File:Faberdrmarcus (cropped).jpg
| caption = Marcus Faber in 2015
| term_start = 24 October 2017
| term_end = 2025
| office1 = Chair of the Defence Committee
| deputy1 = Henning Otte
| term_start1 = 12 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|2|4}}
| birth_place = Stendal, East Germany
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| party = FDP
| nationality = German
| children =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Political Scientist
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Marcus Faber (born 4 February 1984) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt from 2017 to 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/marcus-faber|title=Marcus Faber {{!}} Abgeordnetenwatch|website=www.abgeordnetenwatch.de|language=de|access-date=2020-03-15}}
Early life and education
Faber attended the Rudolf-Hildebrand-Gymnasium in Stendal, where he graduated from high school in March 2003. Afterwards he served as a conscript in Armoured Engineer Battalion 803 in the Elb-Havel barracks in Havelberg. From 2003 to 2008, he studied political science at the University of Potsdam and Western Sydney University, graduating with a degree in political science.
Political career
In the 2017 federal elections, Faber ran for election in the Altmark constituency and was elected to the German Bundestag via the FDP state list. In parliament, he has since been a member of the Defense Committee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdpbt.de/fraktion/abgeordnete|title=Abgeordnete|website=Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag|language=de|access-date=2020-03-15}} From 2021 to 2022, he briefly served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson for defense policy.[https://www.fdpbt.de/fdp-fraktion-besetzung-sprecherposten FDP-Fraktion: Besetzung Sprecherposten] FDP Group in the German Bundestag, press release of 14 December 2021.[https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/fdp-alexander-mueller-rueckt-als-verteidigungspolitischer-sprecher-nach-a-c239bdad-1caf-4afd-ba44-50a4ca1ca931 Nach Faber-Eklat FDP-Politiker Müller rückt als verteidigungspolitischer Sprecher nach] Der Spiegel, 17 May 2022.
Other activities
- German-Israeli Society, Member of the Board (2017-2019), Vice-Chairman (since 2019){{Cite web |last=Pollak |first=Anath |date=2019-11-15 |title=Uwe Becker zum neuen Präsidenten der DIG gewählt |url=https://www.deutsch-israelische-gesellschaft.de/dig-news/uwe-becker-zum-neuen-praesidenten-der-dig-gewaehlt/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft e.V. |language=de-DE}}[https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/politik/volker-beck-neuer-praesident-der-deutsch-israelischen-gesellschaft/ Volker Beck neuer Präsident der Deutsch-Israelischen Gesellschaft] Jüdische Allgemeine, 12 June 2022.
- German-Taiwanese Association, Vice-Chairman (2019-2022),{{Cite web |last=DTG |date=2019-12-19 |title=Rückblick auf ein ereignisreiches Jahr - Mitgliederversammlung 2019 {{!}} Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft |url=https://www.deutsch-taiwanische-gesellschaft.de/meldungen/rueckblick-auf-ein-ereignisreiches-jahr-mitgliederversammlung-2019 |access-date=2022-12-13 |language=de-DE}} Chairman (since 2022){{Cite web |last=Meerkamp |first=Frank |date=2022-06-24 |title=23.06.2022: Mitgliederversammlung wählt neuen Vorstand {{!}} Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft |url=https://www.deutsch-taiwanische-gesellschaft.de/meldungen/23-06-2022-mitgliederversammlung-waehlt-neuen-vorstand |access-date=2022-12-13 |language=de-DE}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://mfaber.abgeordnete.fdpbt.de/}} {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/F/519344-519344 Bundestag biography] {{in lang|de}}
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