Reginald Hanke | |
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 Reginald Hanke in 2019 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Thuringia | |
| In office 15 November 2019 – 31 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Kemmerich |
| Succeeded by | Tim Wagner |
| Constituency | FDP List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1956 Schwerin, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
Reginald Hanke (born 25 August 1956) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Thuringia from 2019 to 2023.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]In 1979 Hanke began training as a decorative painter, which he followed with a master's degree. In 1985 he started his own business in Breternitz with a painting company.
Political career
[edit]Hanke joined the FDP in 2014. For the Bundestag elections 2017 he ran for office in the election district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt - Saale-Holzland district - Saale-Orla district and on list number 3 of the FDP Thuringia. After the resignation of Thomas Kemmerich, Hanke became a member of the Bundestag on 15 November 2019.[2] In parliament, he serves on the Sports Committee and the Petitions Committee.
In December 2023, Hanke announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the year; he was replaced by Tim Wagner.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reginald Hanke | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Freie Demokraten wählen Handwerkermeister Reginald Hanke zum Direktkandidaten für die Bundestagswahl 2017 im Wahlkreis 195 | JENAhoch2 | Omnichannel-Media für Stadt und Region" (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Thüringer FDP-Bundestagsabgeordneter Hanke legt vorzeitig Mandat nieder Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, 15 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Bundestag biography (in German)
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