| Herrmann Winkler | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Member of the Landtag of Saxony |
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| In office 1990–2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1963 Grimma, Germany |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Magdeburg |
| Profession | Mechanical Engineering |
| Religion | Lutherian |
| Website | http://www.hermann-winkler.eu/ |
Hermann Winkler (born 22 April 1963 in Grimma) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament.[1] He was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party group. From 2004 to 2007 he was Cabinet Minister and Head of the State Chancellery of Saxony.
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After his Abitur, Hermann Winkler entered the Technical University of Magdeburg to study mechanical engineering and graduated as Dipl.-Ing.. From 1988 to 1990 he worked as Engineer in the VEB Chemieanlagenbau Leipzig-Grimma.[2]
He was President of the Saxony Regional Sport Association (1998–2004).[3]
He is married and has two daughters.[4]
In 1988, Hermann Winkler joined the Christian Democratic Union (East Germany).[2]
He was chair of the Grimma Christian Democratic Union Municipal Association from 1990 to 1999, member of the CDU District Council of the Muldentalkreis from 1990 to 2007 (2005 to 2007 as chair) and is District Chair of the Leipzig CDU since 2007.[5]
In addition he was regional chair of the Youth Section of the CDU in Saxony (1992–1995) and Secretary-General of the Saxony CDU from 1998 to 2004.
In the years 1990–91 he was Deputy Mayor of Grimma. From 1990 to 2009, Winkler was Member of the Landtag of Saxony, the German state of Saxony's parliament.[6][7][8][9] and from 2004 to 2007 Cabinet Minister for European and State Affairs and Head of the State Chancellery of Saxony.
At the European Election 2009, Winkler was elected as top candidate of the CDU of Saxony. He is a member of the Committee on Regional Development and Substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition, he is member of the delegations to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.[1]