Sebastian Roloff (born 28 January 1983) is a German lawyer and politician of the

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

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since October 2021, representing the constituency of Munich south.

Early life and career

Roloff was born 1983 in

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, but grew up in Eastern Bavaria ( Rettenbach/ Landkreis Cham). After visiting the Joseph von Fraunhofer Gymnasium Cham, he served in the local hospital of

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and then studied

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at the

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. After working as a lawyer with trade union

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in Munich from 2011 to 2019, Roloff held various positions in

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from 2019 to 2021 (the last being Senior Vice President Human Resources) before his election to the Bundestag.

Political career

Roloff joined the SPD in 1999. He held several positions on the local level as well as being deputy federal chairman of the social democratic youth organization

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from 2011 until 2013. While studying, he was active in the

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, being the chair of the students' parliament at the

from 2005 until 2008. In 2017 he ran for parliament in the constituency of Munich south for the first time and was elected to the Bundestag in the 2021 elections. In parliament, Roloff has since been serving on the Committee on Economic Affairs. In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group’s

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and

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, for the air and space industry, materials, the building industry, reduction of bureaucracy, competition law, transformation of the car industry and principles of economical policy. He is a deputy member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and a deputy member of the Committee for the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity, and the Rules of Procedure. Within his parliamentary group, Roloff belongs to the

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, a left-wing movement. In September 2021 he was elected co-chair of the left wing of the social democratic party ''Forum DL 21''.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Knorr-Bremse Knorr-Bremse AG is a German manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles that has operated in the field for over 110 years. Other products in Group's portfolio include intelligent door systems, control components, air ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board (2014–2019)

Non-profit organizations

* Georg von Vollmar Academy, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) *

Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime The Association of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime/Federation of Antifascists (German: ''Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes – Bund der Antifaschistinnen und Antifaschisten'') (VVN-BdA) is a German political confederation founded in 1947 ...

, Member *

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. In 2013 Roloff has been appointed as an honorary judge to the Labour Law Court Munich. Since 2018 he serves as an honorary judge at the State Labour Court of Munich.

References

External links

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Bundestag biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roloff, Sebastian Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Living people 1983 births Politicians from Berlin Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany