Thomas Heilmann

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Thomas Heilmann
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Thomas Heilmann in 2018
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Preceded by Karl-Georg Wellmann
Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection of Berlin
In office
12 January 2012 – 8 December 2016
Preceded by Mario Czaja
Succeeded by Dirk Behrendt
Personal details
Born (1964-07-16) 16 July 1964 (age 59)
Dortmund, West Germany
(now Germany)
Nationality German
Political party CDU

Thomas Heilmann (born 16 July 1964) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, he has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin since 2017.

Career in the private sector

From 2001 until 2008, Heilmann was a partner and CEO of Scholz & Friends. In 2001, he was nominated to join the supervisory board of Axel Springer SE; however, he was replaced by Axel Sven Springer before the vote.[1]

At the request of Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Ursula von der Leyen, Heilmann negotiated a high-profile agreement between investor Nicolas Berggruen and other shareholders on the sale of embattled department house chain Karstadt in 2010.[2]

From 2011 until 2012, Heilmann briefly served as chair of the board at Save the Children Germany.[3]

Political career

From 2012 until 2016, Heilmann served as State Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection in the coalition governments of successive Governing Mayors of Berlin Klaus Wowereit (2012-2014) and Michael Müller (2014-2016).

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) following the 2013 German elections, Heilmann was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on digital policy, led by Dorothee Bär and Brigitte Zypries.

In the 2016 state elections, Heilmann unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the State Parliament.

Heilmann became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election, representing Berlin's Steglitz-Zehlendorf district.[4] In parliament, he has served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2018–2021), the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2018–2021)[5][6] and the Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate Action (since 2021). In his first term, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on blockchain.[7]

Within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Heilmann has been leading the group of CDU parliamentarians from Berlin since 2021.

Other activities

Government agencies

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Political positions

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Heilmann publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Springer: Ein Freund im Aufsichtsrat Der Spiegel, May 28, 2001.
  2. ↑ David C. Lerch (September 6, 2010), Thomas Heilmann "Mein Handy war tapfer" Der Tagesspiegel.
  3. ↑ Thomas Heilmann: Berliner Unternehmer führt Kinderhilfswerk Handelsblatt, July 13, 2011.
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  7. ↑ Felix Holtermann (May 9, 2019), Digitales Wertrecht: Union plant Blockchain-Anleihe schon 2019 Handelsblatt’'.
  8. ↑ Members of the Advisory Board Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA)
  9. ↑ Beirat der BwConsulting konstituiert BwConsulting, press release of April 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ Werber: Personalkarussel dreht sich Manager Magazin, February 8, 2008.
  11. ↑ The nomination committee’s proposal for resolutions at Observer’s Annual General Meeting Cision, press release of February 23, 2007.
  12. ↑ Annual Report 2012 Cision.
  13. ↑ Advisory Board: Membership in 2003 Deutsche Bank.
  14. ↑ Advisory Board: Membership in 2010 Deutsche Bank.
  15. ↑ Supervisory Board Save the Children Germany.
  16. ↑ Advisory Board betterplace.org
  17. ↑ International Council Museum Berggruen.
  18. ↑ Trustees’ report, strategic report and financial statements for 2016 Save the Children International.
  19. ↑ Trustees’ report, strategic report and financial statements for 2018 Save the Children International.
  20. ↑ Grüne: Schluss mit den vielen Nebenjobs B.Z., July 13, 2012.
  21. ↑ „Tut mir leid für Spahn, aber ich sehe leider keine Chance mehr für ihn“ Die Welt, November 4, 2018.

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