Ronald Pofalla
| Ronald Pofalla | |
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Federal Minister of Special Affairs and Chief of the Chancellor's Office Germany |
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| Assumed office 28 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas de Maizière |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
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| Assumed office 1990 |
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| Born | May 15, 1959 Weeze, Northrhine-Westphalia |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | University of Cologne |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www.ronald-pofalla.de |
Ronald Pofalla (born May 15, 1959 in Weeze) is a German politician, currently serving as the Chief of Staff of the German Chancellery and a Federal Minister for Special Affairs in the Second Cabinet Merkel.
From 2004 to 2005 he was deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU's parliamentary group in the Bundestag, and served as the Secretary General of the CDU from 2005 to 2009, when he was appointed to cabinet, succeeding Thomas de Maizière as Chief of Staff.
Pofalla studied social pedagogy at the Fachhochschule in Kleve. After finishing with a Diplom in 1981 he studied law at the University of Cologne. In 1991 he passed the second Staatsexamen. Since that time Pofalla has been licensed to work as a lawyer.
Pofalla has been a member of the CDU since 1975. At first he was engaged in the Junge Union. He was chairman of the JU in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1986 to 1992.
Since 1990 he has been a member of the Bundestag.
Ronald Pofalla has been repeatedly critizised for being rude towards other representatives of the Bundestag and other secretaries of the German government. In September 2011 he seriously insulted Wolfgang Bosbach, senior group leader of the CDU/CSU-group in the Bundestag after an in-house discussion about the enhancement of the European Financial Stability Facility.[1]
[edit] External links
Media related to Ronald Pofalla at Wikimedia Commons
[edit] References
- ^ Der Spiegel: Merkel Ally Under Fire for Profanity-Ridden Tirade
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