| Falko Mohrs | |
|---|---|
 Mohrs in 2017 | |
| Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Björn Thümler |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Günter Lach |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Bartz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1984-07-23) 23 July 1984 (age 40) Wolfsburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
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.
Political career
Member of the German Parliament, 2017–2022
Mohrs became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. He was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy and the Committee on the Digital Agenda. In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the digital economy and 5G.
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.
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. He was later appointed State Minister for Science and Culture in the new state government.
In his capacity as minister, Mohrs has been chairing the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) since 2023.
Other activities
- Braunschweigische Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
- Kulturstiftung der Länder, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
- Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)
- NORD/LB Kulturstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
- Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
- Stiftung Lesen, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)
- Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)
- 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.
References
- "Falko Mohrs | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "Falko Mohrs, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy". German Bundestag. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "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.
- Das rot-grüne Kabinett: Ministerinnen und Minister vereidigt Norddeutscher Rundfunk, 8 November 2022.
- Falko Mohrs übernimmt Vorsitz der Kulturministerkonferenz State Government of Lower Saxony, press release of 16 January 2023.
- Board of Trustees Braunschweigische Stiftung.
- 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.
- Supervisory Board Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover.
- Board of Trustees Norddeutsche Landesbank.
- Board of Trustees Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
- Board of Trustees Stiftung Lesen.
- 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.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
   | This biography article about a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |