Sebastian Brehm (born 18 October 1971) is a German

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and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2017.

Early life and career

After graduating from high school in 1991 in

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

, he completed his military service in

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from 1991 to 1992. He then studied business administration at the

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from 1992 to 1998, graduating as a Diplom-Kaufmann. In 2002, he was appointed as a tax consultant by the Nuremberg Chamber of Tax Advisors and has been working as a self-employed tax consultant in Nuremberg since 2003. His political engagement began in his youth: in 1988, he joined the Young Union and the CSU. From 1990 to 1992, he served as the chairman of the Schüler Union Nürnberg. From 2002 to 2017, he was a member of the Nuremberg City Council, and from 2009 to 2017, he held the position of faction leader of the CSU in the Nuremberg City Council .

Political career

Brehm became a member of the Bundestag in the

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. He is a member of the Finance Committee and the

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. In that capacity, he is his parliamentary group's

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on human rights issues in

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and

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, among others. Within his parliamentary group, Brehm coordinates the CSU parliamentarians’ legislative activities on financial policy. In 2019, German media reported that Brehm was the parliamentarian who reported the highest income from activities unrelated to his mandate that year with 1.383.500 €. Since 2021, Brehm has been serving as one of two treasurers of the CSU, under the leadership of chairman

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Other activities

Government agencies

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(BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees (2018–2021)

Non-profit organizations

German Red Cross The German Red Cross (GRC) ( ; DRK) is the national Red Cross Society in Germany. During the Nazi era, the German Red Cross was under the control of the Nazi Party and played a role in supporting the regime's policies, including the exclusion ...

(DRK), Member (since 2005) *

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, Member (since 2003)

Political positions

In September 2020, Brehm was one of 15 members of his parliamentary group who joined

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in writing an

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Horst Seehofer Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born 4 July 1949) is a German politician who served as Minister for the Interior, Building and Community under Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), he served as the ...

which called on Germany and other EU counties to take in 5000 immigrants who were left without shelter after fires gutted the overcrowded Mória Reception and Identification Centre on the Greek island of

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.Ellen Hasenkamp and Stefan Kegel (September 11, 2020)
Brandkatastrophe: Rufe nach Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen werden lauter''Schwäbisches Tagblatt
''.

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Bundestag biography
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