German politician
Falko Mohrs (born 23 July 1984) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister for Science and Culture in the government of Lower Saxony since 2022. He previously was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2017 to 2022.[ 1]
Political career
Member of the German Parliament, 2017–2022
Mohrs became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election .[ 2] He was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy and the Committee on the Digital Agenda.[ 3] [ 4] In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the digital economy and 5G .[ 5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Mohrs was part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Central African States.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the 2021 German elections , Mohrs was part of his party's delegation in the working group on digital innovation and infrastructure, co-chaired by Jens Zimmermann , Malte Spitz and Andreas Pinkwart .[ 6]
Career in state government
In the negotiations to form a third cabinet under Minister-President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil following the 2022 state elections , Mohrs was part of the leadership team of his party's delegation.[ 7] He was later appointed State Minister for Science and Culture in the new state government.[ 8]
In his capacity as minister, Mohrs has been chairing the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) since 2023.[ 9]
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz 's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU ) and the SPD following the 2025 German elections , Moors was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education, research and innovation, led by Karin Prien , Katrin Staffler and Oliver Kaczmarek .[ 10]
Other activities
Braunschweigische Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 11]
Kulturstiftung der Länder, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 12]
Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[ 13]
NORD/LB Kulturstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 14]
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 15]
Stiftung Lesen , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[ 16]
Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)[ 17]
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Advisory Board
IG Metall , Member
Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr , Member
Association of Christian Guides and Scouts (VCP), Member
Personal life
Mohrs is gay .[ 18]
References
^ "Falko Mohrs | Abgeordnetenwatch" . www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
^ "Falko Mohrs, MdB" . SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
^ "German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy" . German Bundestag . Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
^ "German Bundestag - Digital Agenda" . German Bundestag . Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
^ Moritz Koch and Stephan Scheuer (June 3, 2020), Netzausrüster Telefónica verzichtet auf Huawei im 5G-Kernnetz Handelsblatt .
^ Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung .
^ SPD und Grüne nehmen Koalitions-Verhandlungen auf Norddeutscher Rundfunk , 13 October 2022.
^ Das rot-grüne Kabinett: Ministerinnen und Minister vereidigt Norddeutscher Rundfunk , 8 November 2022.
^ Falko Mohrs übernimmt Vorsitz der Kulturministerkonferenz State Government of Lower Saxony, press release of 16 January 2023.
^ Katharina Seiler (13 March 2025), Koalitionsverhandlungen zwischen Union und SPD gestartet Norddeutscher Rundfunk .
^ Board of Trustees Braunschweigische Stiftung.
^ Kabinett entsendet Falko Mohrs in den Stiftungsrat der „Kulturstiftung der Länder“ und in den Senat der „Stiftung Niedersachsen“ State Government of Lower Saxony, press release of 6 December 2022.
^ Supervisory Board Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover.
^ Board of Trustees Norddeutsche Landesbank .
^ Board of Trustees Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation .
^ Board of Trustees Stiftung Lesen .
^ Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums Archived 20 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of July 1, 2020.
^ David Römhild (2 February 2023), Minister Falko Mohrs: Rote Socken und reichlich Baustellen Norddeutscher Rundfunk .
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