Peter Heidt (born 28 April 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2019.

Early life and education

After graduating from high school in 1984, Heidt did his military service and began studying law at the

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in Gießen. In 1992, he passed the first and in 1995, after completing his legal clerkship in Gießen and Frankfurt, the second state examination. After having worked for two and a half years from 1989 to 1991 as assistant to a member of the state parliament in Wiesbaden, he has been working as an independent lawyer since 1997.

Political career

In the

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, Heidt was elected to seventh place on the FDP's list for Hesse. In July 2019 he became a member of the German Bundestag as successor to

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who had resigned to move to the

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. In parliament, Heidt is a member of the

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and of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment. Since the 2021 elections, he has been serving as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson for human rights and humanitarian aid. In 2023, Heidt co-founded the Cross-Party Parliamentary on the Situation of the

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References

External links

Bundestag biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heidt, Peter 1965 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Hesse Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany)