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New Chairman Christian von Stetten heads the Energy Committee!
Christian von Stetten (CDU) new chairman of the Bundestag Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy, elected on May 21, 2025.
New Chairman Christian von Stetten heads the Energy Committee!
Christian Freiherr von Stetten (CDU/CSU) was elected as the new chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy on May 21, 2025. The election took place in a constituent meeting chaired by Bundestag President Julia Klöckner. Of the 42 votes cast, 41 were yes, one was no, and there were no abstentions. This marks the beginning of a new chapter for von Stetten and the committee, which includes a total of 42 members.
The distribution of factions in the committee is as follows: The CDU/CSU has 14 members, the AfD 10, the SPD 8, Alliance 90/The Greens 6 and the Left 4 members. This structure will be crucial for the parliamentary deliberations and decisions that will take place in this legislative period.
The members of the committee
The members of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy are made up of different political groups:
| fraction | members |
|---|---|
| CDU/CSU |
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| AfD |
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| SPD |
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| Alliance 90/The Greens |
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| The left |
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About Christian Baron von Stetten
Christian Alexander Freiherr von Stetten was born on July 24, 1970 in Stuttgart. He is not only an active CDU politician, but also a successful entrepreneur. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2002 and represents the Schwäbisch Hall-Hohenlohe constituency. Von Stetten has had an impressive career, which began with his high school diploma at the business high school in Öhringen, followed by studying business administration at the University of Mannheim and the Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences.
Before he went into politics, he founded Stetten Bau und Technologie Holding and was chairman of the board of Schloss Stetten Holding from 2001. Commitments within the CDU, both in the Junge Union Hohenlohe and at state and federal levels, shaped his career.
His more private life is also noteworthy: he is married to Natalie Pfeiffer and has two children. He also owns the baroque Stetten Castle in Künzelsau, where he lives with his family. He also holds numerous honorary positions, including as Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Maldives in Germany.
The election of Christian von Stetten as Chairman of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy marks an important step in his political career and will give him the opportunity to actively shape Germany's economic policy framework. This is in line with his previous career, in which he has always tried to put economic concerns at the center of his political work Bundestag.de determines.