Ingo Wellenreuther

Ingo Wellenreuther is a German politician and the current chairman of Karlsruher SC. He has been a CDU member of the Bundestag since 2002.

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 has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2002 federal elections.

From 2005 until 2009, Wellenreuther served on the Committee on Internal Affairs. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection. Also since 2009, he has been serving 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).

Other activities
 Karlsruher SC, President (since 2010)
 Federal Agency for Civic Education, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2007)
 German Football Association (DFB), Member of the Board (2013-2017)
 Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future, Member of the Board of Trustees (2006-2011)
 Internationaler Bund, Member of the Board of Trustees (2002-2017)

Personal life
Wellenreuther is married. He is the father of Willem II's goalkeeper Timon Wellenreuther.

External links
Official website 

Category:1959 births
Category:Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians
Category:German lawyers
Category:German Protestants
Category:Heidelberg University alumni
Category:Karlsruher SC
Category:Living people
Category:Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg
Category:People from Karlsruhe
Category:University of Giessen alumni
Category:21st-century German politicians