1. Axel Eduard Fischer was born on 5 May 1966 and is a German politician.
11 Facts About Axel Fischer
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Axel Fischer is a member of the CDU and has been a member of the German parliament from 1998 to October 2021, representing Karlsruhe-Land since 2002.
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From 1989 until 1995, Fischer studied mechanical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe.
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In parliament, Axel Fischer first served on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment from 1998 until 2009.
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Axel Fischer is a member of the German Parliament's Berlin-Taipei Parliamentary Circle of Friends.
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Axel Fischer served as rapporteur on Armenia from 2011 until 2014 and on Ukraine in 2017.
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In October 2021, Axel Fischer was not again candidate for Bundestag by 2021 German federal election.
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In June 2017, Axel Fischer voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.
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In March 2021, Axel Fischer became the subject of an investigation over allegations that he took payments for political activity in the interests of the Azerbaijani government.
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Axel Fischer is married for the second time and has six children.
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Axel Fischer's father is the former President of the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe Werner Fischer and one of his brothers is the swiss politician and pastor Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht.