Swen Schulz (born 1 March 1968) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who served as a member of the

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from the state of

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from 2002 until 2021.

Political career

Schulz became a member of the Bundestag after the

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. From 2002 until 2013, he served on the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment. In the negotiations to form a ''

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'' of

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's Christian Democrats and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Schulz was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led by

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and

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. From 2014 until 2021, he was a member of the Budget Committee. In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group's

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on the annual budget of the

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. In 2018, Schulz announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.

Other activities

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, Member of the Senate (since 2021) * Association of German Foundations, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board * Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), Member of the Board of Trustees * Ernst Reuter Foundation for Advanced Study, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees
Ernst Reuter Foundation for Advanced Study. *

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, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board * ''

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'', Member * Humanist Association of Germany (HVD), Member

References

External links

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Bundestag biography
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