Oliver Krischer | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Washington, DC Office

Oliver Krischer, Green Party member of the German Bundestag, is visiting Colorado from July 20 to 23, 2013. He will share insights on the successes and challenges of the German Energiewende at various events, including the Summer Committee Meetings for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). Oliver will also meet with the mayor of Boulder, Matthew Appelbaum, whose city is one of the pioneering cities in the US demanding substantial energy change.

Oliver was elected to the Bundestag in the last general elections in Germany in 2009 and represents the district of Düren, Northrhine-Westfalia. In his work, he focuses on energy, climate and environmental issues and efficient resources management.

Born in 1969, Oliver joined the Green Party in 1989 and worked as a delegate for local constituencies during the 1990s. After having finished his studies in biology at the RWTH Aachen in 1997, he became a legislative assistant for Michaele Hustedt, a former member of the German Bundestag. Five years later he joined the Green Party Parliamentary Group in the state of Northrhine-Westfalia to work as a senior adviser for energy and agriculture.

In the current parliamentary term, Oliver Krischer is the speaker for the parliamentary group in the field of energy economics . He is a member of the Committee on Economics and Technology and a deputy member of the Committee on Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. He also heads the Working Group for Energy and Climate of the Green parliamentary group.