Oliver Krischer
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Oliver Krischer is a German Green politician and member of the German Bundestag
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(Eifel; Germany). After the A-Levels and civilian service he studied biology at RWTH Aachen
. From 1997 to 2002 he worked for Michaele Hustedt, a former member of the German Bundestag. From 2002 to 2009 he worked as scientific assistant for the Green parliamentary group in North-Rhine-Westphalia in the thematic fields of energy, agriculture and land use regulation.
Since November 2009 he is speaker for the parliamentary group in the fields of energy and resource efficiency. Besides, he is member of the Committee for Environment, Conservation and Reactor Safety and deputy member of the Committee for Ecology and Technology. In addition, he is head of the Working Group for Energy and Climate of the Green parliamentary group.
His work within climate and energy politics focuses on efficiency of energy production, combined power and heat generation as well as CCS Technology (Carbon Capture and Storage).
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and the "society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (Tierschutzverein)" in the administrative district Düren. From 2001 to 2006 he has been chairman of the Biological Station in Düren. Also, he was member of the board of the development association national park "Eifel".
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
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Formation and work
Krischer grew up in HeimbachHeimbach
Heimbach is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south of Düren. Heimbach is the city with the smallest number of residents in North Rhine-Westphalia...
(Eifel; Germany). After the A-Levels and civilian service he studied biology at RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is a research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with roughly 33,000 students enrolled in 101 study programs....
. From 1997 to 2002 he worked for Michaele Hustedt, a former member of the German Bundestag. From 2002 to 2009 he worked as scientific assistant for the Green parliamentary group in North-Rhine-Westphalia in the thematic fields of energy, agriculture and land use regulation.
Party
In 1989, Krischer joined the Green Party. Since 1994 he is member of the Kreistag and became chairman of the parliamentary group in 1997. He became district chairman of his party in 2005 and was elected in the Bezirksvorstand Mittelrhein in 2006. In the national elections 2009, he made it into the German Bundestag via his nomination on the Green ballot list.Since November 2009 he is speaker for the parliamentary group in the fields of energy and resource efficiency. Besides, he is member of the Committee for Environment, Conservation and Reactor Safety and deputy member of the Committee for Ecology and Technology. In addition, he is head of the Working Group for Energy and Climate of the Green parliamentary group.
His work within climate and energy politics focuses on efficiency of energy production, combined power and heat generation as well as CCS Technology (Carbon Capture and Storage).
Honorary office
Oliver Krischer is member of the BUNDBund
- Organizations :* German American Bund, a pro-Nazi pre-World War II organisation* General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia, a political party founded in the Russian Empire* General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland, a political party founded in Poland...
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Nabu
Nabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. Nabu's consort was Tashmetum....
and the "society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (Tierschutzverein)" in the administrative district Düren. From 2001 to 2006 he has been chairman of the Biological Station in Düren. Also, he was member of the board of the development association national park "Eifel".