Friedhelm Ortgies

Education

After Graduation, Ortgies attended an agricultural college where he obtained his master"s certificate in 1974 as an agriculturalist.

Career

In 1965 Ortgies began attendance at an Agricultural secondary school in Rahden. In his spare time he enjoys bike riding and tennis. Ortgies occurred in 1973 in the Young Union, one of the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Union. Already in 1975 he obtained at the municipal election for a seat in the Council, the Christian Democratic Union his hometown Rahden.

In 1982 he became chairman of the Christian Democratic Union Rahden City Association, which he retained until 1995.

After the local elections in 1989 Ortgies Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union group in the city council Rahden. This office he resigned from the 2000th Since 2001 Ortgies is deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Union district association Minden-Lübbecke.

Since 2003 Ortgies is chairman of the District Agricultural Committee Rhine Westphalia the Christian Democratic Union in the farmers" interests are represented in the Christian Democratic Union. In the 2005 parliamentary elections Ortgies" constituency voted him in with 50.3% of votes, making him one of the elected representatives of state legislature. Since 16 August 2005, Ortgies has acted as Speaker for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Agriculture and Consumer Protection.

Friedhelm Ortgies" political focus is primarily in the area of agriculture and consumer protection policy and transport policy for the mill district of Minden-Lübbecke.

In addition, he is regarded as representative of the interests in rural areas in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Achievements

• He won the state election Minden I, where he was able to obtain 43.2% of the votes.

Membership

In 1974 he became a member of the Christian Democratic Union.

Since 2 June 2000, Ortgies has been a member for the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia as a member of the Christian Democratic Union.