At the age of 56: SPD member of the Bundestag Keller died

Created: 09/22/2022, 20:33

By: Felix Durach

The member of the Bundestag Rainer Keller died at the age of 56.

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The member of the Bundestag Rainer Keller (SPD) died surprisingly at the age of 56.

This was confirmed by parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich in a letter.

Berlin - The SPD politician Rainer Keller is dead. The member of the Bundestag from Wesel died unexpectedly on Thursday, according to a letter from Chairman Rolf Mützenich to the members of his parliamentary group.

Keller was 56 years old.

He was elected to the Bundestag last year and, among other things, is a member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.

The death of the colleague is affected and sad, said Mützenich of the German Press Agency.

“He was a member of parliament who was popular beyond the boundaries of the parliamentary group, who served people from the start and then also as a paramedic.

His job became a profession, which he has also practiced with passion and professionalism in his work as a member of the German Bundestag since 2021.

Our thoughts are with his relatives and friends. "