Armin Laschet
Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia
Armin Laschet (born 18 February 1961) is a German politician. He has been the current Minister-president of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 27 June 2017. On 16 January 2021, he was elected Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), replacing Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
Armin Laschet | |
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Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |
Assumed office 16 January 2021 | |
Deputy | Silvia Breher Volker Bouffier Julia Klöckner Thomas Strobl |
Preceded by | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Assumed office 27 June 2017 | |
Deputy | Joachim Stamp |
Preceded by | Hannelore Kraft |
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Assumed office 20 June 2012 | |
Deputy | Ralph Brinkhaus Karl-Josef Laumann Jan Heinisch Ina Scharrenbach Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker |
General Secretary | Bodo Löttgen Josef Hovenjürgen |
Preceded by | Norbert Röttgen |
Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |
Assumed office 5 December 2012 | |
Leader | Angela Merkel Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
Preceded by | Norbert Röttgen |
Minister for Generations, Family, Women and Integration of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
In office 22 May 2005 – 15 July 2010 | |
Minister President | Jürgen Rüttgers |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia for Aachen II | |
Assumed office 14 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Daniela Jansen |
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
In office 9 May 2010 – 14 May 2017 | |
Constituency | CDU State List |
Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
In office 13 June 1999 – 24 June 2005 | |
Constituency | Country Wide Party List |
Member of the Bundestag for Aachen I | |
In office 16 October 1994 – 27 September 1998 | |
Preceded by | Hans Stercken |
Succeeded by | Ulla Schmidt |
Personal details | |
Born | Aachen, West Germany (now in Germany) | 19 February 1961
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Spouse(s) | Susanne Laschet |
Alma mater | University of Munich, University of Bonn |
In February 2020, Laschet announced his candidacy for Christian Democratic Union of Germany leader in the 2021 leadership election.[1] He won the leadership race on 16 January 2021 after beating Friedrich Merz in the second round.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The Double-Act That Wants to Take Over Germany". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.