Thomas Oppermann
| Thomas Oppermann | |
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| Chairman of the SPD-Parliamentary Group | |
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Assumed office 16 December 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
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Member of the Bundestag for Göttingen |
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Assumed office 18 September 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Inge Wettig-Danielmeier |
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27 April 1954 Freckenhorst, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater |
University of Tübingen University of Göttingen |
Thomas Ludwig Albert Oppermann (born 27 April 1954 in Freckenhorst, West Germany) is a German politician with the Social Democratic Party (SPD). From 1998-2003, he was the Minister for Science and Culture in the German state of Lower Saxony. He has been the First Secretary of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag from November 2007 to December 2013. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group.
Oppermann belongs to the right wing of the SPD, known as reformists and moderates.
Oppermann received his abitur diploma from the Goetheschule in Einbeck. Afterwards, he studied German studies and English studies at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen. From 1976 to 1978, he worked at Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP) in the United States. After his return to Germany, he went to law school at Georg August University in Göttingen, finishing in 1986. From then until 1990, he was an administrative court judge in Hannover and later in Braunschweig. From 1988 to 1989, he was the judge at the administrative court in the city of Hann. Münden. Oppermann has three daughters and one son.
Oppermann has been a member of the (SPD) since 1980 and president of the regional SPD in Göttingen since 1989. He was a member of the Lower Saxon Landtag from 1990-2005. He was speaker for legal affairs there from 1990-1998.
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