Parliamentary State Secretary
Dr. Kippels joined the CDU in 1980; Member of Bedburg town council for the CDU from 1994 to 2024; Mayor of Bedburg-Mitte from 2000 to 2020; Deputy chair of the Mittelrhein CDU regional association; Chair of the Mittelrhein chapter of the Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (the SME and Business Organisation of the CDU/CSU); member of the CDU Economic Council. Dr. Kippels has been a member of the German Bundestag since 22 October 2013. Since 7 May 2025, Dr. Kippels has taken the position of Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Health.
