Carsten Linnemann
German economist and politician (born 1977)
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- Carsten Christoffer Linnemann (born 10 August 1977) is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2009 election, representing the constituency of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- In 2024 he became CDU general secretary after having assumed the position in an acting capacity the year prior; in 2025 he held on to the secretariat rather than becoming a member of the new government.
- Professional career Between 2006 and 2007, Linnemann was an assistant to Norbert Walter, chief economist of Deutsche Bank.
- Political career Since 2009, Linnemann has been serving on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, where he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on welfare payments ( Arbeitslosengeld II ).
- However, he later abstained in the party leadership's vote on endorsing the renewed grand coalition under Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Carsten Christoffer Linnemann (born 10 August 1977) is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2009 election, representing the constituency of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia.
From 2022, Linnemann was one of five deputy chairs of the CDU, under the leadership of chairman Friedrich Merz. In 2024 he became CDU general secretary after having assumed the position in an acting capacity the year prior; in 2025 he held on to the secretariat rather than becoming a member of the new government. From 2013 until 2021, Linnemann had been the chairman of the Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (MIT), the pro-business wing in the CDU/CSU.
Professional career
Between 2006 and 2007, Linnemann was an assistant to Norbert Walter, chief economist of Deutsche Bank. He subsequently worked as economist with IKB Deutsche Industriebank from 2007 to 2009, where he focused on small and medium enterprises.
Political career
Since 2009, Linnemann has been serving on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, where he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on welfare payments (Arbeitslosengeld II).
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) following the 2013 federal elections, Linnemann was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on labor policy, led by Ursula von der Leyen and Andrea Nahles. In similar talks following the 2017 federal elections, he was again part of the working group on social affairs, this time led Nahles, Karl-Josef Laumann and Barbara Stamm. However, he later abstained in the party leadership's vote on endorsing the renewed grand coalition under Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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