About Kurt Bodewig
Born 1955. Kurt Bodewig is a German politician and trade unionist.
Kurt Bodewig (born 26 April 1955) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 1998 to 2009, representing the Neuss I district. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development in the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Political career From 1998 until 2000, Bodewig served as Parliamentary State Secretary under minister Reinhard Klimmt in the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. In 2000, he succeeded Klimmt as minister. Following the 2002 elections, he was replaced by Manfred Stolpe.
From 2002 until 2009, Bodewig served on the Committee on European Affairs.
Other activities Corporate boards Cologne Bonn Airport, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2016-2018) Duisburger Hafen AG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Abellio Deutschland, Member of the Advisory Board I-NEA Solutions, Member of the Advisory Board KPMG Deutschland, Senior Adviser
Non-profit organizations Global Panel Foundation, Member of the Supervisory Board Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), Coordinator (since 2014) Deutsche Verkehrswacht, President (since 2007) Baltic Sea Forum, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2003)
Recognition 2013 â Honorary Degree, Hefei University
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Who is Kurt Bodewig?
German politician
When was Kurt Bodewig born?
Kurt Bodewig was born on 26 April 1955 in Rheinberg.
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Kurt Bodewig is a politician and trade unionist.
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Kurt Bodewig is German.
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