Member of Parliament in Portrait: Georg Kippels (CDU)

With his commitment to health policy, CDU politician Dr. Georg Kippels wants to develop solutions for comprehensive, high-quality care for people in Germany and around the world.

The 65-year-old is chairman of his parliamentary group in the Bundestag's Health Committee and in the Subcommittee on Global Health - two commitments that he sees as a good fit. He is also a member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.

Kippels has been a member of the Bundestag since 2013. He studied law at the University of Cologne and received his doctorate there in 1990. He has been working as a lawyer in Bedburg since 1989. Kippels is married. (iss)