A German historian and politician who served as a member of the Bundestag and was known for his work on historical revisionism and conservative politics.
Philipp Mifelder was a German politician and member of the German Bundestag, serving as the Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation in the Field of Intersocietal Relations, Cultural and Information Policy from January to March 2014. As a prominent figure in German politics, Mifelder was known for his dedication to improving relations between younger and older citizens, and his work in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Mifelder was born on August 25, 1979, in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. After completing his secondary school certificate in 1999, he served as a conscript in the German military. He began studying law in 2000 but later switched to studying history at the Technische Universität Berlin in 2003. Mifelder finished his studies in 2008 while serving in the Bundestag.
Mifelder joined the Junge Union (JU) in 1993 and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1995. He became the head of the offshoot Schüler Union from 1998 to 2000. Since 2002, Mifelder had co-chaired a party working group dedicated to improving relations between younger and older citizens. He was also an elected member of the CDU's leadership council, known as the Präsidium, since 2008, and was its youngest member.
In the Bundestag, Mifelder served as the CDU/CSU foreign policy spokesman and was a member of the Bundestag's foreign relations committee. Additionally, he was a member of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung since 2006 and was part of the Bundestag's European Union parliamentary group.
Mifelder served as a deputy member of the Haus der Geschichte Foundation in Bonn. He was also a member of the German-British Society's Königswinter Conference steering and Executive Committee.
Philipp Mifelder's dedication to improving relations between younger and older citizens and his work in the CDU left a lasting impact on German politics. Although his life was cut short, his legacy continues to inspire future generations of politicians and citizens alike.
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