Tankred Schipanski


Tankred Schipanski is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Thuringia since the 2009 elections.

Early life and career

Born in Leipzig, Saxony, Schipanski is the son of academic and politician Dagmar Schipanski. After completing his military service with the 37th Panzergrenadier Brigade in Bad Salzungen, he studied law at the University of Bayreuth from 1996 until 2002. From 2005 until 2009, he worked at Technische Universität Ilmenau .

Political career

Schipanski first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 elections. In parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on the Digital Agenda. Since 2018, he has also been serving as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on digital affairs.
In the negotiations to form a fourth coalition government under Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Schipanski was part of the working group on education policy, led by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Stefan Müller and Hubertus Heil.

Other activities

Corporate boards

In June 2017, Schipanski voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.
In 2019, Schipanski joined 14 members of his parliamentary group who, in an open letter, called for the party to rally around Angela Merkel and party chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer amid criticism voiced by conservatives Friedrich Merz and Roland Koch.