Christoph Butterwegge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Christoph Butterwegge

German political scientist

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1951

Place of Birth: Albersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: political scientist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Christoph Butterwegge

  • Christoph Butterwegge (born 26 January 1951) is a German political scientist and poverty researcher.
  • From 1998 to 2016 he was Professor of Political Science at the Institute for Comparative Education and Social Sciences at the Humanities Faculty of the University of Cologne and is a member of the Research Center for Intercultural Studies (FiSt). Long active in political circles, Butterwegge was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1970 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 2005.
  • After leaving the SPD, he has openly praised Die Linke but has never joined the party.
  • On 21 November 2016, Die Linke nominated him as a candidate in the 2017 federal presidential election.
  • Butterwegge received 128 votes on 12 February 2017, coming in second place to former Vice Chancellor Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the SPD.

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