1. Matthias Heider then started to work as a lawyer in various positions, including management positions in large companies.
10 Facts About Matthias Heider
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Matthias Heider was awarded a doctorate in law in 2003.
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Matthias Heider first became a Member of the German Bundestag in the 2009 elections, representing the 149 constituency in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Matthias Heider was reelected in 2013 and 2017 by first-past-the-post voting, securing comfortable majorities.
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In parliament, Matthias Heider served on the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy from 2009 until 2021; in 2018, he became its deputy chairman.
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Matthias Heider served on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety from 2009 until 2013.
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Matthias Heider was a member of the Commission on Competition Law 4.0 of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy from 2018 to 2019.
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In October 2020, Matthias Heider announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections and resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.
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In June 2017, Matthias Heider voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.
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Matthias Heider is a Roman Catholic and lives in his home town of Ludenscheid.