title: Fritz Güntzler
text: # Fritz Güntzler
  
  Fritz Güntzler (born 6 May 1966) is a German auditor and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony since 2013.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Güntzler served as a member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 2005 until 2008 and from 2010 until 2013.
  
  Güntzler first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing Göttingen. In parliament, he is a member of the Finance Committee and the Sports Committee. He serves as his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the property tax.
  
  ## Other activities
  
  ### Corporate boards
  
  * DATEV, Member of the Advisory Board
  * Moore Global Germany, Member of the Supervisory Board
  
  ### Non-profit organizations
  
  * Göttingen International Handel Festival, Member of the Supervisory Board
  * Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Member of the Board of Trustees
  * Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Member of the Board of Trustees
  * Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Member of the Board of Trustees
  
  ## Political positions
  
  In June 2017, Güntzler voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.
  
  