Citizenship German Role German Politician Nationality Germany Education RWTH Aachen University | Alma mater RWTH Aachen Party Alliance '90/The Greens Name Oliver Krischer | |
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Oliver Krischer zu Drei Jahre Abgasskandal
Oliver Krischer (born 26 July 1969 in Zülpich, Germany) is a German Green politician and member of the German Bundestag.
Contents
- Oliver Krischer zu Drei Jahre Abgasskandal
- Oliver krischer in seiner bundestagsrede zur geplanten pkw maut
- Education and early career
- Political career
- Member of the German Bundestag 2009 present
- Other activities
- Personal life
- References

Oliver krischer in seiner bundestagsrede zur geplanten pkw maut
Education and early career
Krischer grew up in Heimbach (Eifel; Germany). After the A-Levels and civilian service he studied biology at RWTH Aachen. From 1997 to 2002 he worked for Michaele Hustedt, a former member of the German Bundestag. From 2002 to 2009 he worked as scientific assistant for the Green parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia in the thematic fields of energy, agriculture and land use regulation.
Political career
In 1989, Krischer joined the Green Party. Since 1994 he is member of the Kreistag and became chairman of the parliamentary group in 1997. He became district chairman of his party in 2005 and was elected in the Bezirksvorstand Mittelrhein in 2006. From 2001 to 2006 he served as chairman of the Biological Station in Düren.
Member of the German Bundestag, 2009-present
In the 2009 federal elections, Krischer was elected into the German Bundestag via his nomination on the Green ballot list.
In his first term between 2009 and 2013, Krischer was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology and an alternate member of the Committee on the Environment, Conservation and Reactor Safety. He also served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on energy and resource efficiency. In addition, he was the head of the Working Group for Energy and Climate of the Green Party’s parliamentary group.
In the current parliamentary term starting with the 2013 elections Mr. Krischer is the vice chairman of the Green party in the German parliament and therefor responsible for the topics, energy, environment, climate, reactor safety, animal protection, agriculture and transportation. He is a deputy member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Besides this he is the vice-chairman of the Committee of enquiry on the emissions scandal (Dieselgate) and one of the main scouts in the scandal.
Other activities
Personal life
Krischer currently lives in Düren (Germany) with his wife and their two sons.