André Berghegger (born 5 July 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2006 to 2013, he was mayor of the city of Melle.

Education and early career

From 1978 to 1984, Berghegger attended the elementary school and orientation in

Ostercappeln Ostercappeln is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Wiehengebirge, approx. 15 km northeast of Osnabrück. The municipality is made up of three villages, Ostercappeln, Venne and Schw ...

. From 1984 to 1991, he graduated from high school in

Bad Essen Bad Essen is a small municipality and health resort in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony. Bad Essen with its historical centre is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. Geography The town of Bad Essen is on the ...

. After he had completed his military service from 1991 to 1992, he did vocational training in the upper general administrative service in the district of Osnabrück from 1992 to 1995. From 1995 to 2000, Berghegger studied law at the University of Osnabrück. From 2000 to 2002, he completed his legal clerkship. He then completed his doctorate from 2002 to 2003 at the University of Osnabrück under Professor Jörn Ipsen. Berghegger was from 2004 to 2006 chief financial officer and, from 2006 to 2013, full-time mayor of the city of Melle. Since 22 October 2013 until 15 November 2023, he had been a member of the German Bundestag.Dr. André Berghegger, CDU/CSU
Bundestag André Berghegger, CDU/CSU, Bundestag

Political career

Berghegger joined the CDU in 1996. From 1996 to 2001, he was a member of the local council of Ostercappeln for his party. In October 2012, he was elected deputy chairman of the district association of the CDU in the district of Osnabrück. In the 2013 federal elections, Berghegger was the direct candidate of his party for the Bundestag constituency

Osnabrück-Land Osnabrück-Land is an electoral constituency (German language, German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constitue ...

and won the mandate with 53.1% of the first votes. In parliament, he is a full member of the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee. On the Budget Committee, he has been his parliamentary group's

rapporteur A rapporteur is a person who is appointed by an organization to report on the proceedings of its meetings. The term is a French-derived word. For example, Dick Marty was appointed ''rapporteur'' by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Eur ...

on the

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s of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Court of Auditors. On the Audit Committee, he covers the budgets of the

Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (; abbreviated BMJV) is a German Cabinet, cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Under the German federal system, individual States of Germany, States are most responsibl ...

. Since 2018, he has been leading his group on both committees. In addition to his committee assignments, Berghegger is a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the

Baltic States The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD. The three sovereign states on the eastern co ...

. Following the 2017 elections, Berghegger unsuccessfully challenged Mathias Middelberg as head of the group of CDU parliamentarians from Lower Saxony.

Other activities

* KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2020) * Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund, alternate member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017) *

Institute for Federal Real Estate An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

(BImA), member of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) * Kreissparkasse Melle, member of the Supervisory Board (since 2006)

Political positions

In June 2017, Berghegger voted against Germany's introduction of

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 ...

Personal life

Berghegger is married and has two children.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berghegger, Andre 1972 births Mayors of places in Lower Saxony Living people Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony Politicians from Osnabrück Osnabrück University alumni Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany