Norbert Altenkamp (born 27 July 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the

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since 2017. He previously served as mayor of

Bad Soden Bad Soden am Taunus (, ), commonly known as Bad Soden, is a town and spa in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. It had a population of 22,563 , up from 21,412 in 2005. Information Bad Soden is a residential town for commuters working in F ...

Early life and education

Altenkamp was born in

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. After his

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, he took up an apprenticeship as a

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in Essen, followed by studying

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at the

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Political career

2019-04-11 Norbert Altenkamp MdB by Olaf Kosinsky-8556

Altenkamp entered the CDU in 1990. From 2004 to 2017, he was mayor of Bad Soden. He was first elected in 2003 with 63.3% of the vote and was re-elected in 2009 and 2015. In the

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, Altenkamp was directly elected as member of parliament for the electoral district of , becoming the CDU candidate after a contested internal election. He has since been serving on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the

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. In this capacity, he is the

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parliamentary group's

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on the immigration of skilled workers and on tax incentives for

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. In 2023, Altenkamp co-founded the Cross-Party Parliamentary on the Situation of the

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Other activities

* Süwag Energie, Member of the advisory board (since 2015) * Taunus Sparkasse, Member of the supervisory board (since 2011)Executive Board and Supervisory Board
Taunus Sparkasse. * Kliniken des Main-Taunus-Kreises, Member of the advisory board (since 2016)

Personal life

Altenkamp is married and has two children, and currently resides in

References

External links

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Personal website
Living people 1972 births Members of the Bundestag for Hesse Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029 {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub