Born in 1965 in Hanover, grew up in Lower Saxony (Hanover/Braunschweig), graduated from high school in 1984 in Wolfenbüttel, completed military service in 1985–86, studied electrical engineering (high-frequency and optical communications engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig), wrote a thesis in semiconductor physics

1993–99: Engineering, sales, business development, and project work in the field of satellite communications at Bosch Telecom Satcom—formerly ANT—most recently as Key Account Manager for DLR and ESA:

• Satcom BW1
• Laser Communication
• COMED Flagship Project
• German-French Helios/Horus
• Helios II
• Meteosat 2nd Gen.
• Teledesic/Celestrial, et al.

Since 2000, with the Airbus Group, working in technology management, lobbying, R&D partnerships, and R&D financing in:

• Aerospace: Human Spaceflight, Launch Vehicles, Space Transportation Systems
• Defense, Military Aerospace Technologies
• Cybersecurity, quantum technology, and AI,
• Robotics
• BOS Systems
• System of Systems, Service Integration, and Operations Centers
• Maritime Safety
• Critical Infrastructure Protection, Drone Management

Thomas Röwekamp was born on September 18, 1966, in Bremerhaven. He is married, has three children, and is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Thomas Röwekamp has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2021. Since 2025, he has served as chair of the Defense Committee and as an alternate member of the Committee on Research, Technology, Space, and Technology Assessment. From 2022 to 2025, he served as the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s representative on the First Afghanistan Inquiry Committee. From 2007 to 2021, he served as chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in the Bremen City Parliament and was a member of the Bremen City Parliament from 1991 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2021. From 2008 to 2011, he served as state chairman of the CDU in Bremen. From 2003 to 2007, Thomas Röwekamp served as Senator for the Interior and Sports, and from 2005 to 2007 he was also Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. From 1987 to 1991, he was a member of the Bremerhaven City Council. His political career began in 1983 when he joined the CDU and became chairman of the Junge Union Bremerhaven.

Thomas Röwekamp has been practicing as an independent attorney since 1994 and as a notary since 2014. From 1995 to 1997, he completed his legal clerkship in Oldenburg and Düsseldorf. Between 1990 and 1994, he studied law at the University of Bremen. From October 1989 to May 1990, he worked as a bank clerk. He completed his basic military service from 1988 to 1989. After graduating from high school, he completed an apprenticeship as a bank clerk at Deutsche Bank AG in Bremerhaven from 1986 to 1988.

Academic degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Unit / Department: Base Group / Naval Air Wing 3 “Graf Zeppelin”

Military career:

Promotions:

Foreign assignments (year)/positions:

2011; P-3C Pilot; 1st P-3C Squadron, Djibouti, Operation ATALANTA

2011; P-3C Pilot; 1st P-3C Squadron, Djibouti, Operation ATALANTA

2012; P-3C Pilot; 1st P-3C Squadron, Djibouti, Operation ATALANTA

2015; S3 & LtrFlgBetr EinsGrp1P-3C

2019; Commander 29th German Task Force, EUNAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA

2020–2021; Commander, 3rd German Task Force, EUNAVFOR Med Operation IRINI

Hobbies:

Shooting sports, reading, astrophotography, electronics/model building, motorcycling

Education:

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