Lars Castellucci (born 24 February 1974) is a

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politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the

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since 2013. In addition to his parliamentary work, Castellucci has been serving as the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance in the

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since 2025.

Early life and career

Castellucci studied political sciences, medieval and modern history and public law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Mannheim and at the

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(SFSU) of California from 1995 to 2000, graduating with

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. He obtained doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the

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in 2008. His dissertation explored possible courses of action for the labor market policy facing social outlawing in Germany. Castellucci worked as project leader for community and regional development and public participation at IFOK GmbH from 2001 to 2013. He is Professor of sustainable management, with a focus on integration and diversity management, at the University of Applied Management Studies (HdWM) in Mannheim since April 2013.

Political career

Castellucci joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in 1991. From 1995 to 2001 he was chairman of the Wiesloch local branch of the SPD and was elected member of the municipal council in Wiesloch in 1999. In 2001 he became chairman of the SPD group on Wiesloch municipal council. Castellucci also filled the position of chairman of the Rhein-Neckar county branch of the SPD from 2001 to 2009. He was elected deputy chairman of the Baden-Württemberg branch of the SPD in 2005.

Member of the Bundestag, 2013-present

On 22 September 2013, Castellucci was first elected Member of the German

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. From 2013 to 2021, he was a member o
Committee on Internal Affairs
and member of Committee on the Affairs of the European Union, where he served as his parliamentary group’s

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and

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. He was also deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Sustainable Development and chairman of the German-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since 2021, he has been serving on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. From 2022 to 2025, he served as deputy chairman of the Committee of Internal Affairs and Community. Since 2014, Castelucci has also been serving on the Advisory Committee on Sinti and Roma at the Federal Ministry of the Interior. In 2018, Castellucci campaigned to succeed Leni Breymaier as chair of the SPD in Baden-Württemberg; he eventually lost against his competitor Andreas Stoch.

Other activities

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, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) *

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(EKD), Member of the Committee on Migration and Integration (since 2016) * Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future", Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2014) * ''Bündnis für Demokratie und Toleranz'', Member of the Advisory Board * Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member *

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, Member

Personal life

Castellucci lives with his partner in

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.Sueddeutsche.de:Angriff aus der Wurstsalat-Runde
October 26, 2018

References

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