Bernd Reuther (born 1 May 1971) is a German politician of the

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(FDP) who served as a member of the

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from the state of

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from 2017 to 2025.

Early life and education

After graduating from high school in 1990, Reuther completed his military service with the 110 Supply Battalion in Rheine and subsequently studied social sciences at

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until 1998.

Early career

Reuther then worked for a year as a research assistant to Minister of State

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and later as chief of staff to

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at his parliamentary office in Berlin. From 2003 to 2006, Reuther served as deputy government spokesman of the state government of

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under Minister-President

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. From 2006 until 2009, Reuther was an Associate Director at

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in Berlin. In 2009, he first became department head at Duisburger Hafen AG and two years later at

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in Essen. He held this position until he moved to the German Bundestag in 2017.

Political career

Reuther joined the FDP in 1990. He became a member of the Bundestag in the

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. In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the German-Brazilian Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

* Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (since 2022) *

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, Member of the Supervisory Board (2022–2024)Markus Balser (10 May 2022)
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''.

References

External links

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Bundestag biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reuther, Bernd 1971 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany)