Marc Speicher
Marc Speicher | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 3, 1984 Roden, Saarlouis, Germany |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for | Member of the Landtag of Saarland |
Marc Daniel Johannes Speicher (born 3 November 1984) is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Saarland.
Education and career
Originating from Roden, a district within Saarlouis, Speicher completed his secondary education at Robert-Schuman-Gymnasium. He undertook vocational training as a banker prior to pursuing studies in economics and law at Saarland University. Throughout his university tenure, he maintained employment in banking and held roles as a lecturer and participant in the General Students’ Committee. Subsequently, he provided advisory support to Bundestag representatives Peter Altmaier and Anette Hübinger. Additionally, Speicher fulfilled duties as press officer for Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer during her leadership within the state executive, and later assisted Roland Theis in his capacity as general secretary before winning election to the Landtag of Saarland.
Party policy
Speicher became a member of the Junge Union (JU) at age 14 and joined the CDU in 2000. He was instrumental in establishing the JU branch in Roden in 1999, which he led for fourteen years. His political career includes election to the Saarlouis city council in 2005. He held the presidency of the JU city association from 2002 until 2013 and later presided over the district association from 2012 to 2016. His involvement extended to participation in the German JU’s economic commission. Since 2005, he has been active on the JU Saar state executive committee. Within the Christian Democratic Employees' Association, Speicher chaired its district association between 2015 and 2018, joined the federal CDA executive board in 2017, and assumed interim leadership of CDA Saarland’s state executive. Between 2014 and 2017, he served as press officer and policy advisor for CDU Saar. On 4 November 2017, he was appointed as CDU-Saar’s inaugural commissioner for membership. Furthermore, Speicher holds the position of local CDU president in Roden and acts as political manager for the CDU district association in Saarland, having succeeded Georg Jungmann as president of the CDU district association in Saarlouis.
State Parliament
In 2017, Marc Speicher secured a seat in the 16th Landtag of Saarland representing the CDU parliamentary group. He functions as chairman for the CDU’s working group focused on labour matters, industry, and energy within Saarland. His committee assignments include budget and finance, economy, labour, energy, transport, and budget calculations. From 2017 to 2018, Speicher contributed to the data privacy and information security committee; between 2017 and 2019, he was part of the mine safety committee. The CDU designated him to participate on an enquiry committee examining “system in sports funding,” which scrutinizes federal processes concerning sports clubs. In 2018, he took over from Alexander Funk as chairperson of the budget calculations committee. By 2019, Speicher represented the CDU on the Enquête-Commission addressing digitalization.
Other matters
Speicher co-wrote Chronik der Stadt Saarlouis 1680–2005, a comprehensive account of Saarlouis’s history. Collaborating with the city museum director, he organized the special exhibit 100 Jahre Hauptbahnhof Saarlouis. He holds board memberships with local historical organizations such as „Die Rodener“ and Geschichtswerkstatt Saarlouis. Additionally, he authored Roden im Wandel der Geschichte published in 2001.
His affiliations include membership in Presseclub Saar, the economic network “wiwis united,” “Bundesverband Deutscher Volks- und Betriebswirte,” as well as European organizations like the Union of European Federalists and the German-Atlantic Society.
As an elected councilor, Speicher serves on committees overseeing finance, municipal enterprises, economic development, city marketing and tourism, property management, and cultural affairs. Representing Saarlouis, he participates on supervisory boards for both the non-profit housing and estate company and municipal utilities. He is also involved with advisory committees dedicated to integration initiatives and local adult education institutions.