title: Georg Kippels
text: # Georg Kippels
  
  Georg Kippels (born 21 September 1959) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Kippels first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election. He has since been serving on the Health Committee on Health and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. In 2018, he also joined the newly established Sub-Committee on Global Health.
  
  In addition to his committee assignments, Kippels serves as deputy chairman of the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.
  
  ## Other activities
  
  * German Network against Neglected Tropical Diseases (DNTDs), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (since 2018)
  * German Health Partnership (GHP), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2017)
  * "End Polio Now", Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (2018–2022)
  * German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
  * German Red Cross (DRK), Member
  * Lions Clubs International, Member
  
  ## Political positions
  
  In June 2017, Kippels voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.
  
  