Ingo Wellenreuther
Ingo Wellenreuther (born 16 December 1959) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2021. Early career. From 1991 until 2000, Wellenreuther was a judge at the Karlsruhe Regional Court. He later worked as advisor to the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Parliament from 2000 until 2001. Political career. Wellenreuther first became a member of the German Bundestag in the 2002 federal elections. From 2005 until 2009, Wellenreuther served on the Committee on Internal Affairs. From 2009, he was a member of the  Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection. Also from 2009, he served on the parliamentary body in charge of appointing judges to the Highest Courts of Justice, namely the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), the Federal Labour Court (BAG), and the Federal Social Court (BSG). Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Wellenreuther publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair. Personal life. Wellenreuther is married. He is the father of Willem II's goalkeeper Timon Wellenreuther.