Curriculum Vitae of Carsten Träger

Porträt Carsten Träger

Born on 25 October 1973 in Fürth; married, two children.

 

Professional history

Dates  

since May 2025

Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

2018 to
2025

Spokesperson of the SPD parliamentary group for environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety  

2013 to
2017

Spokesperson of the SPD parliamentary group for sustainable development

2021 to
2025

Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

Alternate member of the Parliamentary Committee on Food and Agriculture and of the Parliamentary Committee on Climate Action and Energy

2017 to
2021

Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and of the Parliamentary Committee on Food and Agriculture

2013 to
2017

Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety and of the Advisory Council on Sustainable Development

Alternate member of the Parliamentary Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, of the Parliamentary Committee on the Digital Agenda and of the Parliamentary Sports Committee

2013 to
2017

Member of the Commission on the Storage of High-Level Radioactive Materials in accordance with section 3 Site Selection Act

2013 to October 2017; since December 2017

Member of the German Bundestag

since 2023

Co-chair of the Bavarian Group of the SPD parliamentary group

Since 2014

Chair of the Mittelfranken SPD

Since 2008

Chair of the Fürth sub-district SPD

2002 to 2013

Honorary councillor and from 2008 Deputy Chair of the SPD parliamentary group in Fürth

2010 to 2013

Coordinator, publicity department of Sparkasse Fürth

2002 to 2010

Independent PR and media consultant

2001 and 2002

Research assistant for Dr Thomas Jung MdL

Education

   

Graduated in political science, media studies and history at Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen

Graduated in communications at the Bayerische Akademie für Werbung (BAW) in Nuremberg (work and study programme)

Volunteer PR consultant for König Kommunikation GmbH in Nuremberg

Memberships

Dates  

since 2022

Member of the Board of Trustees of the German Consumer Protection Foundation

since 2018

Member of the Board of Trustees of the German Federal Environmental Foundation

 

Workers’ welfare association AWO Fürth

 

Social Organisation VdK Deutschland

 

United Services Union ver.di

 

Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU Deutschland)

 

Europa-Union Deutschland (EUD)

 

Fürth food bank

Last updated: 01.07.2025

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