Helge Braun
| Helge Braun | |
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| Head of the Chancellery | |
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Assumed office 14 March 2018 |
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| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Peter Altmaier |
| Federal Minister for Special Affairs | |
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Assumed office 14 March 2018 |
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| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Peter Altmaier |
| Minister of State for Bureaucracy Reduction and Federal-State Relations | |
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In office 17 December 2013 – 14 March 2018 |
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| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Eckart von Klaeden |
| Succeeded by | Hendrik Hoppenstedt |
| Parliamentary Secretary of State for Education and Research | |
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In office 28 October 2009 – 17 December 2013 |
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| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Minister |
Annette Schavan Johanna Wanka |
| Preceded by | Andreas Storm |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Müller |
| Member of the Bundestag for Giessen |
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Assumed office 27 September 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Rüdiger Veit |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 October 1972 Giessen, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Giessen |
| Website | Official website |
Helge Reinhold Braun (born 18 October 1972) is a German politician of the CDU.
Since 2018, Braun has been serving Head of the Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs in the fourth coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. He was the Parliamentary Secretary of State for Bureaucracy Reduction and Federal-State Relations at the Chancellery between 2013 and 2018.
After completing the Abitur in 1992 at the Liebigschule in Giessen, Braun studied Medicine at the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen. From 2001 until 2009 he was a scientific assistant at the Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Analgesic Therapy of the University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg. He speaks German and English.
From 1989 until 2007 Braun was a member of the Young Union (JU). He was the district leader of the JU Giessen from 1992 till 1997 and from 1998 until 2001 he was the regional leader of the JU Mittelhessen.
He has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union since 1990.
Braun was a Member of the Bundestag from October 2002 to September 2005. From 2003 until 2005 he was the deputy leader of the Hessian Members of the Bundestag. He also served on the Committee on Education and Research, the Committee on Environment, Nuclear Safety and Nature Conservation and on the Parliamentary Advisory Board for Sustainable Development.
Braun lost his seat in the 2005 federal elections. He was able to re-enter the Bundestag in 2009, winning the constituency of his home town of Gießen with a majority of 59,441 votes or 36.7%. After the election he was again elected the deputy leader of the Hessian MPs. In the subsequent federal elections of 2013 and 2017 he was able to defend his seat.
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