Thorsten Rudolph (born 15 March 1974) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.
Early life and education Rudolph was born 1974 in the West German city of Koblenz and studied law and economics at the University of Bonn.
Career From 2009 to 2021, Rudolph worked at the State Ministry of Finance and at the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Political career Rudolph joined the SPD in 1989.
Rudolph first entered the Bundestag in 2021, representing the Koblenz district. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Budget Committee and its Subcommittee on European Affairs. In 2022, he also joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany’s armed forces. Since the 2025 elections, he has been his parliamentary group's spokesperson on the national budget.Jens Jordan and Lea Hensen (20 May 2025), Bundestag: Das sind die neuen Sprecher der SPD-Fraktion Vorwärts. That same year, he also became a member of the so-called Confidential Committee (Vertrauensgremium) of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services, BND, BfV and MAD.Kaufmann nicht zum Vizepräsidenten gewählt – Gremien besetzt Bundestag, press release of 26 June 2025.
In addition to his committee assignments, Rudolph has been serving as deputy chair of the German-Indian Parliamentary Friendship Group.Thorsten Rudolph Bundestag.
Other activities KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2024)Thorsten Rudolph Bundestag.2024 Annual Report KfW. University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Member of the Supervisory Board (2017–2021)Thorsten Rudolph Bundestag.
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