Erwin Huber
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Erwin Huber (born 26 July 1946) is a German politician who was elected leader of the Christian Social Union party on 29 September 2007 succeeding Edmund Stoiber.[1] He has been Minister of State for the Economy, Infrastructure, Transports and Technology of Bavaria since 2005.
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[edit] Early life
Erwin Huber was born in Reisbach in the district of Dingolfing-Landau, Bavaria. He attended elementary school in Reisbach and a secondary modern in Dingolfing. His first professional job was at the Bavarian administration of the finances in 1963. After several finance jobs he entered the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance in 1970. During this period he studied Economics at the University of Munich.[2]
[edit] Political career
Huber was elected to the Landtag of Bavaria in 1978 and from 1988 to 1994 was Secretary-General of the Christian Social Union party. He entered the Bavarian state government in 1994 and has served as Director of the Bavarian State Chancellery (1993-1994 and 1998-2005), Minister of State for Finance (1994-1998) and Minister of State for Federal Matters and Administrative Reform (2003-2005). In 2005, he was appointed as Bavarian Minister of State for the Economy.[3]
In the September 2007 election for leader of the Christian Social Union party, Huber, a loyalist of the previous leader Edmund Stoiber,[4] was elected with 58% of the vote defeating the federal Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer who received 39% of the votes[5] and beating Gabriele Pauli, a party rebel, who gained roughly 3% at the CSU party convention at the Munich Exhibition.
[edit] Personal life
Erwin Huber is a Roman Catholic and is married with two children.[6]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
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