Thomas Jarzombek
{{short description|German politician}}
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| term_start = 2009
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| predecessor = Hildegard Müller
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|4|28}}
| birth_place = Düsseldorf, West Germany
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| party = CDU
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Thomas Jarzombek (born 28 April 1973) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/thomas-jarzombek|title=Thomas Jarzombek {{!}} Abgeordnetenwatch|website=www.abgeordnetenwatch.de|language=de|access-date=21 March 2020}}
Early life and education
Jarzombek briefly studied business administration at the University of Düsseldorf but dropped out early to start his own IT service business in 1996.
Political career
= Career in state politics =
From 2005 until 2009, Jarzombek served as a member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. During that time, he was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on media policy.
= Member of the German Parliament, 2009–present =
Jarzombek first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cducsu.de/abgeordnete/thomas-jarzombek|title=Thomas Jarzombek|website=CDU/CSU-Fraktion|access-date=21 March 2020}} He has since been a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a15|title=German Bundestag – Transport and Digital Infrastructure|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=21 March 2020}} He has also served on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2009–2013) and the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2013–2017).
In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Jarzombek was part of the working group on digital policy, led Helge Braun, Dorothee Bär and Lars Klingbeil. From 2018 until 2021 he served as Commissioner for the Digital Industry and Start-ups and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.[https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2018/20180411-new-commissioners-and-coordinators-for-smes-tourism-german-aerospace-policy-and-maritime-industry.html New Commissioners and Coordinators for SMEs, Tourism, German Aerospace Policy and Maritime Industry] Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, press release of 11 April 2018.
In 2021, Jarzombek announced his candidacy to succeed Carsten Linnemann as chair of MIT, the pro-business wing in the CDU/CSU;Daniel Delhaes (9 December 2021), [https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/mit-machtkampf-ist-entbrannt-gitta-connemann-und-thomas-jarzombek-wollen-mittelstandsunion-fuehren/27877560.html Machtkampf ist entbrannt: Gitta Connemann und Thomas Jarzombek wollen Mittelstandsunion führen] Handelsblatt. he ultimately lost an internal vote against Gitta Connemann.Hermann-Josef Mammes (11 December 2021), [https://www.noz.de/lokales/papenburg/artikel/2504781/cdu-abgeordnete-gitta-connemann-neue-mit-bundesvorsitzende Nachfolgerin von Carsten Linnemann: CDU-Abgeordnete Gitta Connemann neue MIT-Bundesvorsitzende] Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung.
Since the 2021 elections, Jarzombek has been a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on Digitization.[https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/J/jarzombek_thomas-857510 Thomas Jarzombek] Bundestag.
In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the CDU and Green Party under Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hendrik Wüst following the 2022 state elections, Jarzombek led his party's delegation in the working group on education.Maximilian Plück (30 May 2022), [https://rp-online.de/nrw/landespolitik/nrw-koalition-von-cdu-und-gruenen-diese-politiker-verhandeln_aid-70580513 Koalitionsverhandlungen für Schwarz-Grün: Diese Politiker verhandeln für die CDU] Rheinische Post.
Other activities
- Stiftung Lesen, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[https://www.stiftunglesen.de/ueber-uns/die-stiftung/organisation/kuratorium Board of Trustees] Stiftung Lesen.
- Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy, Member of the Board of Trustees[https://www.imw.fraunhofer.de/en/institute/board-of-trustees.html Board of Trustees] Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy.
- Quadriga Hochschule Berlin, Member of the advisory board on Politics and Public Affairs[https://www.quadriga-hochschule.com/quadriga-netzwerk/beiraete/beirat-politik-public-affairs/ Advisory Board on Politics and Public Affairs] Quadriga Hochschule Berlin.
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board
- KfW Capital, Member of the advisory board (2018–2022)
Political positions
In June 2017, Jarzombek voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article166099805/Diese-Unionsabgeordneten-stimmten-fuer-die-Ehe-fuer-alle.html Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle] Die Welt, 30 June 2017.
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://jarzombek.de/}} {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.bundestag.de/en/members/jarzombek_thomas-520684 Bundestag biography] {{in lang|en}}
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