Horst Seehofer
| Horst Seehofer | |
|---|---|
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| President of the Bundesrat | |
| In office 1 November 2011 – 31 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hannelore Kraft |
| Succeeded by | Winfried Kretschmann |
| Minister-President of Bavaria | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2008 | |
| Deputy | Martin Zeil |
| Preceded by | Günther Beckstein |
| Chairman of the Christian Social Union | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Erwin Huber |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | |
| In office 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2008 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Renate Künast |
| Succeeded by | Ilse Aigner |
| Federal Minister of Health | |
| In office 6 May 1992 – 26 October 1998 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Gerda Hasselfeldt |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Fischer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1949 Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Social Union |
| Spouse(s) | Karin Seehofer |
| Children | 4 |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born 4 July 1949) is a German politician (CSU). He served as the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 and as the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2008. In October 2008 he became chairman of the CSU and Minister-President of Bavaria.[1]
He is married to Karin Seehofer.
Federal Minister and Member of the Bundestag
He has been a member of the Lower House of the German Parliament (Bundestag) in Germany since 1980. Horst Seehofer was Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 in the cabinet of Helmut Kohl. He then became assistant chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group of the Bundestag in October 1998. Because of his disagreement with flat-rate contributions (Gesundheitsprämie) to the federal health insurance he resigned from his post on 22 November 2004 but remained the assistant chairman of the CSU and kept his mandate. Since joining the Bundestag Horst Seehofer has kept his mandate as a directly elected delegate (Direktkandidat) from his Constituency Ingolstadt. At the 2005 federal election he received 65.9 percent of the votes in his district. Seehofer was appointed Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the cabinet of Angela Merkel and stayed in office from 2005 to 2008.
Minister-President in Bavaria
After his party lost more than 17% of the popular vote in the Bavarian state elections of 2008, incumbent Minister-President Günther Beckstein and Chairman of the CSU, Erwin Huber, announced their resignations.[2][3] Seehofer was quickly proposed as their successor. At a party convention on 25 October he was affirmed as the new Chairman of the CSU with 90% of the votes, and on 27 October he was elected Minister-President by the Landtag with votes from the Free Democratic Party, forming the first coalition government in Bavaria since 1962.
During the term 2011–2012, Seehofer served as President of the German Bundesrat. As such, he acted as acting head of state between Christian Wulff's resignation on 17 February 2012[4][5][6][7][8] and the election of Joachim Gauck on 18 March 2012.
References
- ↑ "Germany's Seehofer, Merkel Ally, Elected Bavarian State Premier". Bloomberg. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ "Bavaria's CSU leader quits after election blow". Reuters. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ "Second CSU leader quits, raising risks for Merkel". Reuters. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ "Bundesratspräsident nimmt Befugnisse des Bundespräsidenten wahr". Bundesrat. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "President Wulff resigns". The Local. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ "Staatsoberhaupt Seehofer" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ↑ "Horst Seehofer ist kommissarisches Staatsoberhaupt" (in German). Welt Online. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ↑ "Porträt: Seehofer kommissarisches Staatsoberhaupt" (in German). Zeit Online. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
External links
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- Official Site of Seehofer
- Official Bavarian government website Biography of Horst Seehofer (German)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gerda Hasselfeldt |
Federal Minister of Health 1992–1998 |
Succeeded by Andrea Fischer |
| Preceded by Renate Künast |
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection 2005–2008 |
Succeeded by Ilse Aigner |
| Preceded by Günther Beckstein |
Minister-President of Bavaria 2008–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Hannelore Kraft |
President of the Bundesrat 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Winfried Kretschmann |
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| Preceded by Erwin Huber |
Chairman of the Christian Social Union 2008–present |
Incumbent |
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