Leif Erik Bodin (born 20 June 1996) is a German lawyer and politician from the
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ( , CDU ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is the major party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 ...
. In the
2025 federal election, he ran in the
Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord federal constituency and won with 32.7% of the
first vote and entered the
German Bundestag.
Early life and education
Bodin grew up in
Burg Stargard in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...
before his family moved to
Leck in
Schleswig-Holstein
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. After graduating from the , Bodin studied law at the
Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel. After the first state examination, he became a qualified lawyer.
Bodin is currently completing a
Master of Laws
A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in another subject.
In many jurisdi ...
(LL.M) degree and is specializing in the areas of public commercial law and labor law.
Political career
Bodin currently works as an employee for members of parliament in the constituency in the areas of press and public relations and as a topic-related speaker.
While still at school, Bodin became a member of the
Junge Union Nordfriesland in 2011. From 2014 he was district chairman of the Junge Union Nordfriesland. He held this office until 2023. He has been honorary chairman of the JU district association since 2023.
Since the , Bodin has been a member of the North Frisian district council for his hometown of Leck . In the , Bodin was again directly elected to the district council. There he is currently the 1st deputy parliamentary group leader of the CDU and chairman of the main committee.
Bodin has been district chairman of the CDU Nordfriesland since February 2024. He succeeded
Astrid Damerow, who did not run for re-election as district chairman. In the
2025 German federal election, he succeeded Damerow as
direct candidate in the
Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
.
External links
Homepage''Leif Erik Bodin''auf bundestag.de
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodin, Leif
Living people
1996 births
People from Neubrandenburg
21st-century German lawyers
21st-century German politicians
Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians
Members of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein
Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029
University of Kiel alumni