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'''Christoph Ploß''' (born 19 July 1985) is a German politician. Born in [[Hamburg]], he represents the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]. Christoph Ploß has served as a member of the [[Bundestag]] from the state of [[Hamburg]] since 2017.
'''Christoph Ploß''' (born 19 July 1985) is a German politician of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the [[Bundestag]] from the state of [[Hamburg]] since 2017.


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Ploß became a member of the Bundestag after the [[2017 German federal election]]. He is a member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a21|title=German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a15|title=German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
Ploß became a member of the Bundestag after the [[2017 German federal election]]. He is a member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a21|title=German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a15|title=German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>

In 2020, [[Roland Heintze]] proposed Ploß as candidate to succeed him as chairman of the CDU in Hamburg.<ref>Jörn Lauterbach (July 28, 2020), [https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article212384795/Kandidatur-fuer-Landesvorsitz-Hamburgs-CDU-setzt-auf-Ploss-und-eine-weitere-Verjuengung.html Kandidatur für Landesvorsitz: Hamburgs CDU setzt auf Ploß und eine weitere Verjüngung] ''[[Die Welt]]''.</ref>

==Political positions==


In 2020, Ploß opposed plans to introduce a mandatory quota aimed at achieving equal representation of women within the CDU’s regional and national governing bodies by 2025.<ref>Andreas Rinke (July 8, 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-politics-equality/merkels-christian-democrats-aim-to-fill-half-key-party-posts-with-women-by-2025-idUSKBN2490SM Merkel's Christian Democrats aim to fill half key party posts with women by 2025] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref><ref>Florian Gathmann (July 8, 2020), [https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/frauenquote-cdu-bundestagsabgeordnete-kritisieren-quoten-beschluss-a-bf750e9c-b174-4f92-9098-18b4f2da6696 Frauenquote: CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete kritisieren Quotenbeschluss] ''[[Der Spiegel]]''.</ref>
In 2020, Ploß opposed plans to introduce a mandatory quota aimed at achieving equal representation of women within the CDU’s regional and national governing bodies by 2025.<ref>Andreas Rinke (July 8, 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-politics-equality/merkels-christian-democrats-aim-to-fill-half-key-party-posts-with-women-by-2025-idUSKBN2490SM Merkel's Christian Democrats aim to fill half key party posts with women by 2025] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref><ref>Florian Gathmann (July 8, 2020), [https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/frauenquote-cdu-bundestagsabgeordnete-kritisieren-quoten-beschluss-a-bf750e9c-b174-4f92-9098-18b4f2da6696 Frauenquote: CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete kritisieren Quotenbeschluss] ''[[Der Spiegel]]''.</ref>

Revision as of 09:54, 11 September 2020

Christoph Ploß
Christoph Ploß in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1985-07-19) 19 July 1985 (age 39)
Hamburg, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCDU

Christoph Ploß (born 19 July 1985) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hamburg since 2017.

Political career

Ploß became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.[1][2]

In 2020, Roland Heintze proposed Ploß as candidate to succeed him as chairman of the CDU in Hamburg.[3]

Political positions

In 2020, Ploß opposed plans to introduce a mandatory quota aimed at achieving equal representation of women within the CDU’s regional and national governing bodies by 2025.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  2. ^ "German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ Jörn Lauterbach (July 28, 2020), Kandidatur für Landesvorsitz: Hamburgs CDU setzt auf Ploß und eine weitere Verjüngung Die Welt.
  4. ^ Andreas Rinke (July 8, 2020), Merkel's Christian Democrats aim to fill half key party posts with women by 2025 Reuters.
  5. ^ Florian Gathmann (July 8, 2020), Frauenquote: CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete kritisieren Quotenbeschluss Der Spiegel.