Stephan Stracke

Stephan Stracke (born 1 April 1974) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2009.

Political career Stracke first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, elected with a mandate in Oberallgäu. He is a member of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs.

In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2013 federal elections, Stracke was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on health policy, led by Jens Spahn and Karl Lauterbach.

In April 2021, Stracke succeeded Georg Nüßlein as deputy chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Ralph Brinkhaus.

Other activities Deutsche Renten Information (DRI), Member of the Advisory Board

Political positions In June 2017, Stracke voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.