Karl Lauterbach (politician, 1963)

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Karl Lauterbach (2020)

Karl Wilhelm Lauterbach (born February 21, 1963 in Düren ) is a German politician , doctor and health economist . He is a member of the SPD and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2005 .

Life

Karl Lauterbach was born in 1963 as the son of a worker in Düren and grew up in Oberzier . After the Abitur at Gymnasium am Wirteltor 1982 he studied human medicine at the RWTH Aachen and the University of Texas at San Antonio (USA). In 1991 he was in the context of studies at the Nuclear Research Center Jülich and at the University of Arizona in Tucson from the Heinrich-Heine University in Dusseldorf with a thesis on development of Parametric Gamma Scopes on the basis of experimental and clinical studies to Dr. med. PhD . From 1989 to 1992, he studied health economics (Health Policy and Management) and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health at Harvard University with a degree in Scientiæ Magister (SM) . From 1992 to 1993 he was a fellow at Harvard Medical School . Sponsored by the CDU ready or almost ready Konrad Adenauer Foundation , he received there in 1995 concluding Scientiæ Doctor (Sc.D.). In 2010 Lauterbach received his license to practice medicine; He had initially not applied for this after completing his medical degree.

In 1998 Lauterbach became director of the newly founded Institute for Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology (IGKE) at the University of Cologne ; this was also linked to his appointment as professor. There he is on leave due to his mandate in the Bundestag. From 1999 until the election to the Bundestag in September 2005, Lauterbach was a member of the Advisory Council for the assessment of developments in the health care system . In 2003 he was a member of the commission for the investigation of sustainability in the financing of social security systems (“ Rürup Commission ”). Since 2008 he has been Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health , where he also teaches regularly. By 2003 Lauterbach had published 294 publications and ten books. At the time, Vera Zylka-Menhorn commented in the Deutsches Ärzteblatt on a model calculation by him for the consumption of margarine that there would remain “a 'rancid' aftertaste”, since the question arises “why Lauterbach is campaigning for a consumer product”.

Lauterbach was formerly a member of the CDU and has been a member of the SPD since 2001. Since 2005 he has always been elected to the Bundestag by direct mandate in the constituency of Leverkusen - Cologne IV ( 2005 with 48.6%, 2009 with 37.1%, 2013 with 41.4% and 2017 with 38.5%). In the 17th legislative period he was the spokesman for the health working group of the SPD parliamentary group , his successor was Hilde Mattheis . From the end of 2013 to September 2019 he was deputy chairman of the SPD parliamentary group, where he was responsible for health, education and research as well as petitions. Lauterbach was also a full member of the Bundestag's joint committee and a deputy member of the committees for health , education, research and technology assessment , finance and petitions until 2019 . Since 2019 he has been a full member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection and spokesman for consumer protection in the SPD parliamentary group.

Nina Scheer (l.) And Karl Lauterbach (r.) At the SPD regional conference for the election of the SPD chairmanship in Nieder-Olm (2019)

In July 2019, he announced his candidacy as SPD chairman in duo with his party colleague Nina Scheer . In the first round of members' surveys, the duo took 4th place with 31,271 votes (14.6%).

Lauterbach married the epidemiologist and doctor Angela Spelsberg in 1996, with whom he has four children. They lived separately from 2004 and divorced in 2010. He has another child from another relationship.

During the COVID-19 pandemic , Lauterbach often appears as an expert on talk shows and expresses his views on the pandemic and the measures taken. He advocates strict contact restrictions and is one of the sharp critics of quick relaxation. He warns of a second wave of the epidemic. As a result, he received two death threats in May 2020.

Lauterbach advocates a total ban on tobacco advertising.

Political priorities

The most important theses put forward by Lauterbach on health policy are:

In addition to his focus on health policy , Lauterbach is also involved in other policy areas, such as education or social policy . He is assigned to the left wing of the SPD and is an avowed opponent of the tripartite school system .

During his time as a scientist, Lauterbach advocated his health policy ideas. a. as advisor to the Minister of Health Ulla Schmidt .

On June 5, 2013, he was in the team of experts from Peer Steinbrueck called.

Memberships

From July 2001 to June 2013 he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Rhön-Klinikum AG . He gave up the post in June 2013 in connection with his appointment to Peer Steinbrück's competence team for the 2013 federal election.

Lauterbach has been a member of the non-partisan European Union Germany , which is committed to a federal Europe and the European unification process , since 2017 .

Others

One of Lauterbach's trademarks is the bow tie , which he often wears instead of a tie .

Lauterbach consciously no longer wears a bow tie when appearing on talk shows about the corona virus in 2020, as he expects his assessments to be more acceptable to younger viewers, according to his own statement.

As a sponsor, Lauterbach supports the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium Leverkusen in the campaign School without Racism - School with Courage .

Publications (selection)

Karl Lauterbach presents his book Gesund im kranken System (2009)
  • With Markus Lindlar: Information technology in healthcare. Telemedicine in Germany. Assessment. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn 1999, ISBN 3-86077-820-X .
  • With Markus Lüngen: DRG flat rates per case. An introduction. Requirements for the adaptation of diagnosis-related groups in Germany. Expert opinion on behalf of the AOK Federal Association. Schattauer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7945-2076-9 .
  • As publisher: Socio-economic aspects of the therapy of cardiological diseases ( Herz: Cardiovascular Diseases. Vol. 25, No. 5). Urban and Vogel, Munich 2000.
  • With Markus Lüngen, Karin Wolf-Ostermann: Hospital comparison. Company comparison according to Section 5 of the Federal Care Rate Ordinance. Schattauer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 978-3-7945-2144-9 .
  • With Matthias Schrappe: health economics, quality management and evidence based medicine. A systematic introduction. Schattauer, Stuttgart 2001 (2nd edition 2008, ISBN 3-7945-2287-7 ).
  • As editor with Markus Lüngen: Result-oriented remuneration at DRG. Quality assurance with flat-rate remuneration for inpatient hospital services. Springer, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-540-42818-6 .
  • With Timm Volmer: drug therapy - over, under and incorrect supply. What do “new control instruments” do? Schattauer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-7945-2132-3 .
  • With Markus Lüngen: DRG in German hospitals. Implementation and impact. Schattauer, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-7945-2262-1 .
  • With others: Inventory of the role of outpatient departments of the university clinics in research, teaching and care at selected locations (university outpatient study). An expert opinion on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Sankt Augustin 2003.
  • With Stephanie Stock, Helmut Brunner (ed.): Health economics. Textbook for medical professionals and other health professionals. Huber, Bern 2006 (2nd edition 2009, ISBN 3-456-84695-9 ).
  • The two-class state. How the privileged are ruining Germany. Rowohlt, Berlin 2007, ISBN 3-87134-579-2 .
  • With Stephanie Stock, Marcus Redaèlli: Dictionary of Health Economics. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 3-17-019153-5 .
  • Healthy in the sick system. A guide. Rowohlt, Berlin 2009, ISBN 3-87134-625-X .

literature

Web links

Commons : Karl Lauterbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sandra Kinkel: From Oberzier via Cologne to the Brandt House? Karl Lauterbach applies for the SPD federal chairmanship . In: Aachener Zeitung . 19th July 2019.
  2. ^ Karl Lauterbach, Professor of Health Economics and Epidemiology, University of Cologne; and member, German Bundestag ( Memento from April 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). Harvard University , accessed November 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Personal details . Karl Lauterbach . In: Der Spiegel . Issue 35/2010, p. 152.
  4. ^ Karl Lauterbach - Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management. Harvard University, accessed November 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ Vera Zylka-Menhorn: Scientific advice: aftertaste . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . Volume 100, No. 37, September 12, 2003, Edition A, p. 2329 ( aerzteblatt.de ).
  6. ↑ Ludmilla Hauser, Peter Korn: Karl Lauterbach: "I can move a lot in Berlin". In: RP Online . 11th September 2013.
  7. ↑ Karl Lauterbach. In: Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach. Retrieved on May 23, 2020 (German).
  8. ↑ “No credible stance”. Lauterbach withdraws from the top of the SPD parliamentary group. In: Der Tagesspiegel . September 6, 2019, accessed September 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ Parliamentary group executive of the SPD parliamentary group , accessed on November 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Website of the City of Cologne Federal Parliament Election 2013 , accessed on June 20, 2014
  11. ↑ Reorganization of the Social Democrats: Nina Scheer and Karl Lauterbach want to become SPD party leaders. In: Spiegel Online . July 12, 2019, accessed July 12, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Anja Maier: Karl Lauterbach on the SPD chairmanship: “We dare to do it”. In: taz , the daily newspaper. July 14, 2019, accessed July 14, 2019 .
  13. ↑ We are choosing a new tip. Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), accessed on October 29, 2019 .
  14. ↑ “We have to fight back!” In: Emma . September 1, 1999.
  15. ↑ Stephanie Jungholt: Politicians also have a right to love and eroticism. In: BZ August 13, 2007.
  16. ↑ Ulrich Schulte: Karl Lauterbach on Covid-19: "The pandemic is terrible". In: taz, the daily newspaper. April 25, 2020, accessed April 25, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Judith Braun: Corona crisis: After easing - Lauterbach expert at Markus Lanz completely beside himself: "catastrophically bad". In: Münchner Merkur . April 30, 2020, accessed April 28, 2020.
  18. ↑ https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/focus-talk-zur-corona-krise-lauterbach-warnt-vor-2-welle-kubicki-sicht-ganz-anderes-problem_id_11983699.html
  19. ↑ Horror after threats against Lauterbach and Drosten FAZ of May 27, 2020, accessed on May 27, 2020
  20. ↑ https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/gastbeitrag-von-spd-politiker-rauchen-ist-wie-arsen-essen-lauterbach- sucht-komplettes- tabakwerbeverbot_id_11468014.html
  21. ↑ Thorsten Stegemann: "We create a class of systematic losers!" In: Telepolis . June 14, 2007 (interview), accessed September 19, 2019.
  22. ↑ Steinbrück brings Lauterbach into his competence team. In: Zeit.de . June 5, 2013, accessed June 9, 2013.
  23. ↑ Klaus Ott: "Little Karl Everywhere" and the cleaning staff. In: sueddeutsche.de . 18th December 2013.
  24. ↑ Lauterbach leaves the Rhön-Klinikum Supervisory Board. In: Handelsblatt . 5th June 2013.
  25. ↑ Andreas Born: Leverkusen: General Assembly of the European Union . Website of the city of Leverkusen. 17th January 2018.
  26. ↑ Tina Hildebrandt: Karl Lauterbach: Attack, give in, get ready. In: The time. June 21, 2013, accessed July 17, 2016 .
  27. ↑ ZDF: The big Corona quiz. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  28. ↑ Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium. Godfather: Prof. Karl Lauterbach ( Memento from November 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). School without Racism - School with Courage , accessed November 27, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Lauterbach, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lauterbach, Karl Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physician, health scientist and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Düren