Oliver Krischer is a member of the German Bundestag. As a delegate of the Green Party (Alliance '90/The Greens), Krischer 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, Krischer 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, Mr. Krischer is the speaker for the parliamentary group in the field ofenergy economics . He is a member of the Committee on Economics and Technologyand 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.
Oliver Krischer lives in Düren with his wife and his two children.