Jens Koeppen

Jens Koeppen (born 27 September 1962 in Zeitz, East Germany) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2005.

In 2009, Koeppen joined Andreas Scheuer in initiating a cross-party group for the protection of antique cars.

He also serves as a member of the parliament's Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigns committee chairpersons based on party representation.

[citation needed] In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Koeppen was part of the working group on digital policy, led Helge Braun, Dorothee Bär and Lars Klingbeil.

[6] Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, he publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.