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Benjamin Strasser

Parliamentary State Secretary

Benjamin Strasser, Parliamentary State Secretary
Benjamin Strasser, Parliamentary State Secretary Source: James Zabel

Benjamin Strasser was born on 9 February 1987 in Weingarten in the Upper Swabia‑Lake Constance region. After graduating from high school, he studied law at the University of Konstanz where he passed his First State Examination in Law. After his two‑year legal traineeship at Stuttgart Regional Court, he passed his Second State Examination in Law and became parliamentary advisor to the Committee of Inquiry into the National Socialist Underground (NSU) cases of the Baden‑Württemberg Land Parliament. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since October 2017 as an ordinary member and spokesperson in the Committee on Internal Affairs – responsible for all topics related to domestic security. He was spokesperson for religious affairs and Anti‑Semitism Commissioner for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the German Bundestag until 2021.

Educational Experience
1997 – 2003 St. Konrad Catholic intermediate school, Ravensburg
Qualification: Intermediate school leaving certificate
2003 – 2006Commercial high school, Ravensburg
Qualification: High school leaving certificate
2006 – 2012Legal studies, University of Konstanz Qualification: First State Examination in Law
2012 – 2014Legal traineeship at Stuttgart Regional Court
Qualification: Second State Examination in Law
Professional Experience
06/2014 - 04/2016:Parliamentary advisor to Prof. Ulrich Goll, Member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg (FDP/DVP Parliamentary Group), for the NSU Committee of Inquiry
05/2016 – 09/2017In-house counsel at a medium-sized temporary employment agency and company spokesperson
Since 06/2016Independent attorney-at-law in Ravensburg
Since 10/2017Member of the German Bundestag
10/2017 - 10/2021Member for the FDP in the Committee on Internal Affairs and Community in the German Bundestag
03/2018 – 06/2021Member and spokesperson for the FDP in the 1st Committee of Inquiry of the 19th legislative period on the Breitscheidplatz terror attack
02/2020 – 10/2021Member for the FDP in the Committee on Internal Affairs and Community in the German Bundestag
05/2020 – 10/2021Spokesperson for churches, religious and ideological communities; Anti-Semitism Commissioner for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag
Since 12/2021Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Justice
Political Career
2005Joined the Young Liberals (JuLis)
2006Joined the Free Democratic Party (FDP)
2010 – 2013Member of the state executive board of the Young Liberals (youth wing of the FDP) Baden-Württemberg, various positions including deputy chair
2011 & 2016FDP candidate in the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament elections for the electoral district of Ravensburg
Since 11/2013Member of the state executive board of the FDP Baden-Württemberg
05/2014 – 12/2021FDP member of Berg local council (Ravensburg district)
Since 12/2014Chair of the FDP district branch Ravensburg
09/2017FDP candidate in the Bundestag elections for the electoral district Ravensburg, 8th place on the FDP list of candidates for Baden-Württemberg
07/2019 – 12/2021Member of Ravensburg district council, Third deputy mayor of the municipality of Berg
09/2021FDP candidate in the Bundestag elections for the electoral district Ravensburg, 6th place on the FDP list of candidates for Baden-Württemberg
Further honorary positions
06/2018 – 12/2021Member of the advisory board of the “Future Forum on Public Security” (ZÖS)
Since 06/2018Member of the “Future Forum on Public Security” (ZÖS)
Since 05/2019Honorary President of the “Federal Musical Association, Choir & Orchestra” (BMCO)
Memberships
German-Israeli Society
Rotary Club Ravensburg-Weingarten
Europa-Union Deutschland
Blutreitergruppe Berg equestrian procession
St Peter and Paul Church choir, Berg

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