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Uwe Foullong
Uwe Foullong (born 29 September 1957) is a Germany, German politician and member of the Bundestag. A member of The Left (Germany), The Left, he has represented North Rhine-Westphalia since 2025. Foullong was born on 29 September 1957 in Neuss. He graduated from Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, Neuss in 1978 and trained to be a bank clerk at the :de:, Bank für Gemeinwirtschaft (BfG) in Berlin from 1978 to 1980. He was a customer service representative at BfG Berlin from 1980 to 1981. He studied economics at Free University of Berlin from 1981 to 1987 on a scholarship from :de:, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung. Foullong was the secretary of the Trade, Banking and Insurance Union (HBV)'s main board in 1987. He worked in the union's Department of Rationalization / Humanization of Work from 1987 to 1988. From 1988 to 2001 he held various roles in the union's activities in the banking sector. The HBV merged with other unions to form ver.di in 2001 since when Foullong has been head of the Co-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany () in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany, the other being the German Bundesrat, Bundesrat. It is thus the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag (Weimar Republic), Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their conscience. As of the current 21st Bundestag, 21st legislative period, the Bundestag has a fixed number of 630 members. The Bundestag is elected every four years by German citizens aged 18 and older. Elections use a mixed-member proportional representation system which combines First-past-the-post voting for co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
