Manfred Kern (politician)

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Manfred Kern, 2013

Manfred Kern (born August 11, 1958 in Mannheim ) is a German tax advisor , auditor , musician , politician ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ) and member of the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg .

education and profession

After graduating from high school, Manfred Kern initially studied architecture in Darmstadt without a degree and then from 1981 to 1985 at the University of Applied Sciences in Worms, business administration specializing in transport / tourism. Then he was employed by an auditing company in Mannheim and finally in 1990 he became a tax consultant and sworn auditor with his own practice in Schwetzingen .

Party affiliation

Manfred Kern was a member of the SPD until 1980 . Then he got involved in the green alternative list in Brühl . Manfred Kern has been a member of the Greens since 1998. He was elected to the Schwetzingen municipal council in 1999. During the controversy surrounding the Bundeswehr's mission in Afghanistan , Kern left the party. In 2006 he became a member of the Greens again. He justified his renewed commitment by saying that he wanted to prevent the re-election of the Schwetzingen CDU mayor Bernd Kappenstein .

Local politician

From 2009 to 2014 he was a member of the district council of the Rhein-Neckar district . There he was transport policy spokesman for the Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen parliamentary group and a member of the cultural commission.

Member of the state parliament

Election results

In 2011 , Kern ran for Alliance 90 / The Greens in the Schwetzingen state electoral district . With 23.5% it was behind the candidates of the CDU and the SPD . That was enough to get a second mandate.

In the 2016 election , he received the direct mandate with 26.6 percent of the vote, 1006 votes ahead of the CDU candidate Thomas Birkenmaier.

In 2020 he announced that he would no longer run in the next state election. Instead, he is running for the office of mayor in Bensheim .

fraction

For the Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen parliamentary group, the core is the cultural policy spokesperson and contact person for the state working group of memorials and memorial initiatives in Baden-Württemberg . In the 15th electoral term he was also spokesman for monument preservation.

Committee memberships in the 16th electoral term

Finance Committee

Committee on Science, Research and the Arts

Committee for Europe and International Affairs (out of date)

Committee memberships in the 15th electoral term

Integration Committee

Committee on Science, Research and the Arts

Part-time MP

After taking up his mandate in 2011, Kern worked part-time as an independent tax advisor and musician . In the 16th electoral term, a third activity was added, that of the sworn auditor .

Board and consultancy work

With references

Without references

  • Advisory board of the interest group dance - TanzSzene Baden-Württemberg eV

Former board member

In 2012, Kern was one of the founding members of the Learning Place of Civil Courage & Resistance project and was its founding board member. In February 2019, he ended his position on the board of the project.

Family and private

Manfred Kern is Protestant. He lives in Schwetzingen, is married and has three children. In his free time he is involved as a singer in the Schwetzingen Jazz Initiative. Due to his initiative, an appearance in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament took place.

Web links

Commons : Manfred Kern  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manfred Kern: About me. May 16, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 10 municipalities 92 107 voters In constituency 40 (Schwetzingen) there are nine applicants for election. Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, April 4, 2019, accessed on April 4, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. May 16, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Static Reports Baden-Württemberg Article No. 4232 11001 Elections B VII 2 - 5j / 11 (2). April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ State elections 2016 - State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  6. ^ Schwetzingen state election: The CDU subscription has expired - news from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region - Rhein Neckar newspaper. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  7. ↑ https://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/metropolregion_artikel,-schwetzingen-manfred-kern-will-buergermeister-von-bensheim-haben-_arid,494434.html
  8. ↑ Members - parliamentary group - parliamentary group of Greens in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg. July 28, 2015, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Strengthening memories, promoting culture - NOKZEIT. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Manfred Kern | MPs | Green parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  11. ^ Speakers - parliamentary group - parliamentary group of Greens in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg. April 14, 2014, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  12. ↑ speakers | Parliamentary group | Green parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Manfred Kern | MPs | Green parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. October 23, 2014, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. October 23, 2014, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  17. ↑ a b c Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
  18. ↑ State Association of Art Schools Baden-Württemberg | Youth art schools: regional association. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  19. ↑ a b c d e f g h Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  20. ^ House of History Baden-Württemberg - Scientific Advisory Board on hdgbw.de
  21. ^ Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education Trossingen - Board of Trustees. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  22. ^ Committees - Kunststiftung BW. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Working group of the cultural associations Schwetzingen and the surrounding area - Info | Facebook. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  24. ↑ Imprint. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  25. ^ Jazzinitiative Schwetzingen eV - Board of Directors. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  26. ^ Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Founding members - Board of Directors: Lernort Zivilcourage | Civil courage as a place of learning. April 12, 2013, accessed April 3, 2019 .
  28. ↑ About us - Verein Lernort civil courage & resistance. January 20, 2016, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  29. ↑ About us - Verein Lernort civil courage & resistance. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  30. ↑ LZW current 02/2019. April 3, 2019, accessed April 3, 2019 .
  31. ^ Biography at the Schwetzingen Jazz Initiative , accessed on December 26, 2012.
  32. ↑ Press article about the appearance in Stuttgart on December 8, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Kern, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH August 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim