{"id":"volkmar-klein","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/volkmar-klein","language":"en","name":"Volkmar Klein","name_en":"Volkmar Klein","name_ne":null,"description":"German politician","headline":"German politician","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Volkmar Klein is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 2009 to 2025 and as a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1995 to 2009.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"13 January 1960","date":"1960-01-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Siegen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3167"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"university teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622272"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Christian Democratic Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49762"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Bonn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152171"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P69"}},{"key":"website","label":"Official website","values":[{"text":"volkmarklein.de","url":"https://www.volkmarklein.de/"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P856"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"member of the German Bundestag (since 26 October 2021 · BS 9 Kartik 2078 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939555","start":"2021-10-26"},{"text":"member of the German Bundestag (24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939555","start":"2017-10-24","end":"2021-10-26"},{"text":"member of the German Bundestag (22 October 2013 – 24 October 2017)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939555","start":"2013-10-22","end":"2017-10-24"},{"text":"member of the German Bundestag (27 October 2009 – 22 October 2013)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939555","start":"2009-10-27","end":"2013-10-22"},{"text":"member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17781726"},{"text":"mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P39"}},{"key":"x","label":"X (Twitter)","values":[{"text":"VolkmarKlein","url":"https://x.com/VolkmarKlein"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P2002"}},{"key":"facebook","label":"Facebook","values":[{"text":"VolkmarKlein.de","url":"https://www.facebook.com/VolkmarKlein.de"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P2013"}},{"key":"instagram","label":"Instagram","values":[{"text":"volkmarklein","url":"https://www.instagram.com/volkmarklein/"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P2003"}},{"key":"youtube","label":"YouTube","values":[{"text":"UC4zZoS9IxezM0eKbwa8kI5w","url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4zZoS9IxezM0eKbwa8kI5w"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P2397"}},{"key":"linkedin","label":"LinkedIn","values":[{"text":"volkmarklein","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/volkmarklein/"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484#P6634"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkmar_Klein","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484","https://www.volkmarklein.de/","https://x.com/VolkmarKlein","https://www.facebook.com/VolkmarKlein.de","https://www.instagram.com/volkmarklein/","https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4zZoS9IxezM0eKbwa8kI5w","https://www.linkedin.com/in/volkmarklein/"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Volkmar Klein born?","a":"Volkmar Klein was born on 13 January 1960 in Siegen."},{"q":"What positions has Volkmar Klein held?","a":"Positions held by Volkmar Klein include: member of the German Bundestag (since 26 October 2021); member of the German Bundestag (2017–2021); member of the German Bundestag (2013–2017); member of the German Bundestag (2009–2013); member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia."},{"q":"Where did Volkmar Klein study?","a":"Volkmar Klein was educated at University of Bonn."}],"related":[{"name":"Olaf Scholz","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/olaf-scholz"},{"name":"Klaus von Dohnanyi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/klaus-von-dohnanyi"},{"name":"Max Brauer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/max-brauer"},{"name":"Ortwin Runde","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ortwin-runde"},{"name":"Hans-Ulrich Klose","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hans-ulrich-klose"},{"name":"Gregor Gysi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gregor-gysi"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/volkmar-klein-87478973ee.jpg","width":500,"height":752,"license":"CC BY 3.0","credit":"Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Klein,_Volkmar-1101.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Volkmar Klein","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkmar_Klein","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q2531484","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531484","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Klein, Volkmar-1101.jpg by Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle (CC BY 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Klein,_Volkmar-1101.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Volkmar Klein, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Klein, Volkmar-1101.jpg — Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Volkmar Klein\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/volkmar-klein. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T07:57:51Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/volkmar-klein","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/volkmar-klein","ne":null}}