Benjamin Strasser (born 9 February 1987) is a German lawyer and politician of the

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(FDP) who served as a member of the

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from the state of

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from 2017 to 2025, representing the

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district. In addition to his parliamentary work, Strasser served as

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in the Federal Ministry of Justice in the

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from 2021 to 2024.

Early life and career

Strasser attended the Realschule at the St. Konrad educational centre and the Wirtschaftsgymnasium in Ravensburg. After graduating from high school, he studied law at the

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. He completed his legal studies in 2012 with the first state examination in law. After his legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Stuttgart, which he completed with the second state examination in 2014, Strasser worked as a parliamentary advisor to Ulrich Goll in the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg. In this function he was also responsible for the parliament's inquiry into the

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(NSU). Since 2016 he has been a lawyer in Ravensburg.

Political career

Strasser became a member of the Bundestag in the

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. He is a member of the Committee on Internal Affairs. In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group’s

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on the

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s, including the

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, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and

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, among others. In 2020, he became his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on religion and the fight against

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. In addition to his committee assignments, Strasser co-chaired the German-Austrian Parliamentary Friendship Group and was a member of the German-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group. Amid a 2020 controversy about the FDP’s relationship with the

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(AfD), Strasser was appointed by

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to chair the parliamentary group’s task force on developing strategies against

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. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the

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(SPD), the

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and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, Strasser was part of his party's delegation in the working group on

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, civil rights and consumer protection, co-chaired by

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and

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Other activities

* German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022) * Stiftung Forum Recht, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)Board of Trustees
Stiftung Forum Recht.

References

External links

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Bundestag biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strasser, Benjamin 1987 births Living people People from Weingarten, Württemberg Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025