Josef Rief

Josef Rief (born 13 April 1960) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2009.

Josef Rief
Josef Rief in 2013
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byFranz Romer
Personal details
Born (1960-04-13) 13 April 1960
Illertissen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCDU

Political career

Rief became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election.[1] He is a member of the Budget Committee and the Committee for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[2][3] In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the annual budget of the Federal Ministry of Health.

In addition to his committee assignments, Rief has been a substitute member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2018.[4] In this capacity, he serves on the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development and the Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter.

Political positions

In June 2017, Rief voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[5]

References
  1. "Josef Rief". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "German Bundestag - Budget". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "German Bundestag - Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. Josef Rief Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
  5. Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
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