Dr. Norbert Röttgen is deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, in charge of foreign, defence and human rights policy.
He served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee from 2014 until 2021. From 2009 to 2012, he was Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Con-servation and Nuclear Safety. He has been a Member of the German Parliament since 1994. During his mandate Dr. Norbert Röttgen has fulfilled key functions within the Christian Democratic Party (CDU).
Dr. Norbert Röttgen, who is a lawyer by profession, holds a PhD in Law from Bonn University. He is the Co-Chair of the Euro-pean Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and Board Member of various institutions, such as the Atlantik-Brücke, Asia House, Club of Three, the Hertie School of Governance Berlin and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
Dr. Norbert Röttgen is a member of the Warsaw Security Forum’s International Advisory Council.