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 | 19 February 1961 Aachen, West Germany (now in Germany) |
| 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.
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