Martin Neumann (born 27 January 1956) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the

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from the state of

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from 2009 until 2013 and again from 2017 until 2021.

Early life and career

Neumann was born in

Vetschau Vetschau/Spreewald ( , ) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It is situated in the Spreewald, west of Cottbus. History Vetschau was first mentioned in 1302 as Veczicz. In the co ...

. After studying technical building equipment at the

Technical University of Dresden TU Dresden (for , abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony a ...

, he was awarded a doctorate in 1987 as Dr.-Ing. at the Cottbus University of Engineering after successfully defending his dissertation on the subject of investigating the thermal insulation behaviour of heavy ventilated exterior wall structures. From 1987 to 1990, Neumann worked as the urban planning director in Lübbenau. Since 1995, Neumann has been a sworn expert for building services, heat, cold and noise insulation. From 1997 to 1999, Neumann was a lecturer for supply engineering and technical building equipment at the Lausitz University of Applied Sciences and the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal. In 1999, he accepted a call to the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal as professor for technical building services. He is also an energy consultant for the consumer advice centre.

Political career

Neumann first served on the Bundestag from 2009 until 2013. In parliament, he was a member of the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment. Neumann became a member of the Bundestag again in the

2017 German federal election The 2017 German federal election was held in Germany on 24 September 2017 to elect the List of members of the 19th Bundestag, members of the 19th Bundestag. At stake were at least 598 seats in the Bundestag, as well as 111 Overhang seat, overhan ...

. He was a member of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy and served as his parliamentary group's spokesman for energy policy. He lost his seat in the

2021 German federal election The 2021 German federal election was held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held. Incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel, first elected in 2005, ...

Other activities

* Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board (2018–2021) * German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (2018–2021)Parliamentary Advisory Board
German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF).

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Bundestag biography
1956 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Brandenburg Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) {{Germany-FDP-politician-stub