Valentin Abel

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Valentin Abel (born 7 February 1991) is a German politician who served as a Member of Bundestag from the constituency of Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe from 2021 to 2025, as a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Prior to his election to the Bundestag he was the president of the Young Liberals in Baden-Württemberg and a FDP candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election.

was born in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg, on 7 February 1991. His primary and secondary education was done in Osterburken. He was a volunteer for the German Red Cross from 2010 to 2011. From 2011 to 2014, he attended the University of Mannheim, with a semester abroad at the University of Edinburgh in 2013, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He attended the University of Mannheim from 2014 to 2016, with a semester abroad at Maastricht University in 2015, and graduated with a Master of Business Administration.^[1]

From 2017 to 2021, Abel was the chair of the Young Liberals in Baden-Württemberg.^[1] In the 2019 European Parliament election he was a candidate for the Free Democratic Party (FDP).^[2]

In the 2021 election Abel was elected to the Bundestag from the constituency of Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe as the twelfth member of the FDP's electoral list.^[1][3] In the 2025 election he was not reelected.^[4] During Abel's tenure in the Bundestag he served on the Climate Protection and Energy, European Union Affairs,^[1] and Transportation committees.^[5]

Abel supported Germany giving weapons to Ukraine for the Russo-Ukrainian War.^[6]