Wolfgang Stefinger (born 20 April 1985) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.
Political career Stefinger first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur for relations with India.
In addition to his committee assignments, Stefinger serves as deputy chairman of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Southern African States.
In the negotiations to form a fourth coalition government under Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Stefinger was part of the working group on education policy, led by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Stefan Müller and Hubertus Heil. In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) following the 2025 German elections, he was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on foreign affairs, defense, development cooperation and human rights, led by Johann Wadephul, Florian Hahn and Svenja Schulze.Daniel Delhaes and Martin Greive (12 March 2025), Koalitionsverhandlungen: Das sind die Verhandler von Schwarz-Rot Handelsblatt.
Other activities Corporate boards GIZ, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2025)Supervisory Board GIZ.
Non-profit organizations German-African Business Association, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2025)Advisory Board German-African Business Association. German Africa Foundation, Member of the Board (since 2022)Board German Africa Foundation. German-Mozambican Society, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board German-Mozambican Society. Baker Tilly Foundation, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board of the Baker Tilly Foundation Baker Tilly. Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees St Barbara Foundation, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees St Barbara Foundation.
Political positions In June 2017, Stefinger voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
Controversy Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in 2020, Stefinger was one of three members of his parliamentary group – alongside Ronja Kemmer and Christoph Ploß – who became the subject of media scrutiny after they had accepted an invitation to embark on a three-day short trip to Oman; Oman's embassy covered their travel expenses of 5,466 euros each.Sven Becker, Roman Höfner and Sven Röbel (July 3, 2020), Junge Unionspolitiker reisten nach Oman: Per Businessclass zum Basar – auf Kosten des Sultanats Der Spiegel.
Personal life Stefinger has been in a relationship with fellow politician Sepp Müller since 2022.Merkur.de: Stefinger und Müller outen sich: Erstes schwules Paar in Unions-Fraktion mit Coming-Out Münchner Merkur, January 2023 In July 2026 Stefinger married in Bavaria his husband Müller. They got a blessing ceremony in Archdiocese of Munich and Freising of Roman-Catholic church in Wildbad Kreuth.Stern.de: Der Bundestag hat sein erstes schwules Ehepaar, July 2026Queer.de: Ein Ehepaar im Bundestag: Sepp Müller und Wolfgang Stefinger heiraten, July 2026
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Bundestag biography