Achim Kessler (born 2 August 1964) is a German politician. Born in Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald,

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, he represents The Left. Achim Kessler has served as a member of the

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from the state of

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from 2017 to October 2021.

Life

After his civilian service in the Workers' Welfare Association in Villingen-Schwenningen in 1986, he studied Modern German Literature and Media Studies as well as Economic and Social History in Marburg. Since 2005 he was a constituency employee of Wolfgang Gehrcke, member of the Bundestag. From 2006 to 2011, Kessler was an honorary city councilor of the city of Frankfurt. He became a member of the Bundestag after the

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. He is a member of the Health Committee. For his group he is spokesman for health policy.

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