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German politician
Falko Mohrs (born 23 July 1984) is a German politician of the
Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister for Science and Culture in the government of
Lower Saxony since 2022. He previously was a member of the
Bundestag from the state of
Lower Saxony from 2017 to 2022.
[1]
Political career
Member of the German Parliament, 2017–2022
Mohrs became a member of the Bundestag in the
2017 German federal election .
[2] He was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy and the Committee on the Digital Agenda.
[3]
[4] In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group’s
rapporteur on the
digital economy and
5G .
[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Mohrs was part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Central African States.
In the negotiations to form a so-called
traffic light coalition of the SPD, the
Green Party and the
Free Democrats (FDP) following the
2021 German elections , Mohrs was part of his party's delegation in the working group on digital innovation and infrastructure, co-chaired by
Jens Zimmermann ,
Malte Spitz and
Andreas Pinkwart .
[6]
Career in state government
In the negotiations to form a
third cabinet under
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
Stephan Weil following the
2022 state elections , Mohrs was part of the leadership team of his party's delegation.
[7] He was later appointed
State Minister for Science and Culture in the new state government.
[8]
In his capacity as minister, Mohrs has been chairing the
Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) since 2023.
[9]
Other activities
Braunschweigische Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
[10]
Kulturstiftung der Länder, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
[11]
Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)
[12]
NORD/LB Kulturstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
[13]
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
[14]
Stiftung Lesen , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
[15]
Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)
[16]
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board
IG Metall , Member
Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr , Member
Association of Christian Guides and Scouts (VCP), Member
Personal life
Mohrs is
gay .
[17]
References
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"Falko Mohrs | Abgeordnetenwatch" . www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
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"Falko Mohrs, MdB" . SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
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"German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy" . German Bundestag . Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
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"German Bundestag - Digital Agenda" . German Bundestag . Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
^ Moritz Koch and Stephan Scheuer (June 3, 2020),
Netzausrüster Telefónica verzichtet auf Huawei im 5G-Kernnetz
Handelsblatt .
^ Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021),
SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung .
^
SPD und Grüne nehmen Koalitions-Verhandlungen auf
Norddeutscher Rundfunk , 13 October 2022.
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Das rot-grüne Kabinett: Ministerinnen und Minister vereidigt
Norddeutscher Rundfunk , 8 November 2022.
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Falko Mohrs übernimmt Vorsitz der Kulturministerkonferenz State Government of Lower Saxony, press release of 16 January 2023.
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Board of Trustees Braunschweigische Stiftung.
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Kabinett entsendet Falko Mohrs in den Stiftungsrat der „Kulturstiftung der Länder“ und in den Senat der „Stiftung Niedersachsen“ State Government of Lower Saxony, press release of 6 December 2022.
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Supervisory Board Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover.
^
Board of Trustees
Norddeutsche Landesbank .
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Board of Trustees
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation .
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Board of Trustees
Stiftung Lesen .
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Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums
Archived 20 April 2022 at the
Wayback Machine Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , press release of July 1, 2020.
^ David Römhild (2 February 2023),
Minister Falko Mohrs: Rote Socken und reichlich Baustellen
Norddeutscher Rundfunk .
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