1 9 7 3 ▁awards ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁awards ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City <0x0A> </s> ▁K ai ▁Weg ner ▁( born ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁politician ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁of ▁Germany ▁( CD U ) ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag , ▁the ▁German ▁federal ▁parliament , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁CD U ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Weg ner ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁part ▁of ▁Berlin ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁ins urance ▁sales man . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Weg ner ▁joined ▁the ▁CD U ▁already ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁Berlin ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁▁ ▁Weg ner ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Bund est ag ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁elections , ▁representing ▁Berlin ' s ▁Sp and au ▁district . ▁In ▁parliament , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Energy ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Building , ▁H ous ing , ▁Urban ▁Development ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Environment , ▁Nature ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁N