Edgar Franke

Edgar Franke (born 21 January 1960) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2009.

Franke first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing the Schwalm-Eder district.

In addition to his committee assignments, Franke has been co-chairing the German-Iranian Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2018.

In 2018, Federal Minister of Justice Katarina Barley appointed Franke as the government's official commissioner for the victims of terrorist attacks.

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