Manfred Kern (politician)
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Committee for Europe and International Affairs (out of date)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
- Board of Trustees of the State Toto-Lotto GmbH Baden-Württemberg
- Culture subcommittee of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation gGmbH
- Board of Trustees of the State Association of Art Schools Baden-Württemberg eV
- Board of Trustees of the State Association of Theater in Schools Baden-Württemberg eV
Without references
- Advisory board of the interest group dance - TanzSzene Baden-Württemberg eV
- Advisory board of the Theaterhaus Stuttgart
- Monument Council of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics
- Council for the Affairs of the German Sinti and Roma in Baden-Württemberg
- Board of Trustees of the Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education Trossingen eV
- Board of Trustees of the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation
- Board of the working group of cultural associations in and around Schwetzingen (spokesman)
- Board of Directors of the Chinese Cultural Center Rhein-Neckar eV (2nd chairman)
- Board member of the Schwetzingen Jazz Initiative
- Administrative board of the Badisches Staatstheater (deputy member)
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
- Manfred Kern's website
- Profile of a member of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament in the 16th electoral term
- Manfred Kern on parliamentwatch.de
- Profile page at Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen parliamentary group
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred Kern: About me. May 16, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. May 16, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Static Reports Baden-Württemberg Article No. 4232 11001 Elections B VII 2 - 5j / 11 (2). April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ State elections 2016 - State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ^ 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 .
- ↑ https://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/metropolregion_artikel,-schwetzingen-manfred-kern-will-buergermeister-von-bensheim-haben-_arid,494434.html
- ↑ Members - parliamentary group - parliamentary group of Greens in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg. July 28, 2015, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Strengthening memories, promoting culture - NOKZEIT. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Manfred Kern | MPs | Green parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ^ Speakers - parliamentary group - parliamentary group of Greens in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg. April 14, 2014, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ speakers | Parliamentary group | Green parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Manfred Kern | MPs | Green parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. October 23, 2014, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. October 23, 2014, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. April 4, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ State Association of Art Schools Baden-Württemberg | Youth art schools: regional association. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Landtag Baden Württemberg - Kern. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ House of History Baden-Württemberg - Scientific Advisory Board on hdgbw.de
- ^ Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education Trossingen - Board of Trustees. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ Committees - Kunststiftung BW. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Working group of the cultural associations Schwetzingen and the surrounding area - Info | Facebook. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Imprint. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ Jazzinitiative Schwetzingen eV - Board of Directors. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Founding members - Board of Directors: Lernort Zivilcourage | Civil courage as a place of learning. April 12, 2013, accessed April 3, 2019 .
- ↑ About us - Verein Lernort civil courage & resistance. January 20, 2016, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ About us - Verein Lernort civil courage & resistance. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ LZW current 02/2019. April 3, 2019, accessed April 3, 2019 .
- ^ Biography at the Schwetzingen Jazz Initiative , accessed on December 26, 2012.
- ↑ Press article about the appearance in Stuttgart on December 8, 2011
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kern, Manfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), MdL |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |