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Michael Thews (born 6 September 1964) is a German engineer and politician of the SPD who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.
Early life and education
Born in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Thews studied at the Paderborn University.
Political career
Thews first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In 2018, he joined the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development and became his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on sustainable development.
In addition to his committee assignments, Thews is part of the German-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group and the German-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Other activities
- IG BCE, Member
