Dirk Heidenblut Explained

Dirk Heidenblut (born 21 April 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.^[1]

Political career

Heidenblut became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Essen II district.^[2] He is a member of the Committee on Health.^{[3] [4]} In this capacity, he serves as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the digitization of healthcare in Germany.

In 2024, Heidenblut announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.^[5]

External links

• • Bundestag biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dirk Heidenblut Abgeordnetenwatch. www.abgeordnetenwatch.de. de. 19 March 2020.
2. Web site: Dirk Heidenblut, MdB. 23 September 2013. SPD-Bundestagsfraktion. de. 19 March 2020.
3. Web site: German Bundestag – Health. German Bundestag. en. 19 March 2020.
4. Web site: German Bundestag – Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection. German Bundestag. en. 19 March 2020.
5. Wolfgang Kintscher (19 October 2024), Bundestagswahl in Essen: Ein Kirmes-Präsident gegen Juristen Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.