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Virologist Hendrik Streeck named Germany’s Federal Narcotics Commissioner

He will oversee the coalition-mandated autumn review of Germany’s cannabis legalization framework despite his public opposition to the reform.

Hendrik Streeck (hier bei einer Veranstaltung auf der Lit.Cologne) wird neuer Drogenbeauftragter der Bundesregierung.
Der Virologe Hendrik Streeck erlangte während der Corona-Pandemie bundesweite Bekanntheit
Der Virologe und CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete Hendrik Streeck ist neuer Drogenbeauftragter der Bundesregierung. Das Kabinett ernannte den 47-Jährigen am Mittwoch auf Vorschlag von Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU).
Ein Mann in blauem Anzug gestikuliert mit seinen Händen

Overview

  • On May 28, the cabinet officially appointed Hendrik Streeck as the Federal Government Commissioner for Narcotics.
  • Streeck won a direct mandate in Bonn with a nine-point lead for the CDU in the 2025 Bundestag election.
  • He rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as a member of the Corona Experts’ Council under Health Minister Jens Spahn.
  • His scientific career includes research posts at Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins and leadership of virology institutes at the universities of Duisburg-Essen and Bonn.
  • Charged with evaluating the 2024 cannabis legalization law this autumn, he maintains that legalizing cannabis would harm society.