Tobias Hans
Tobias Hans | |
|---|---|
 Tobias Hans | |
| Minister-President of Saarland | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2018 | |
| Deputy | Anke Rehlinger |
| Preceded by | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Saarland | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Saarland | |
| In office 24 November 2015 – 1 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Klaus Meiser |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Funk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1978 Neunkirchen, Saarland, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Website | www |
Tobias Hans (born 1 February 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Minister President of Saarland since 2018.
Political career
Hans became a member of the Landtag of Saarland after the Saarland state election in 2009. On 24 November 2015, Hans was elected as chairman of the CDU Parliamentary Group in the Landtag of Saarland.[1]
As one of the Saarland's representatives at the Bundesrat, Hans serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Defence and the Committee on Cultural Affairs. He is also a member of the German-French Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the French Senate.
Hans was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.
On 1 March 2018, Hans was elected as Minister-President of Saarland by a 40 to 11 vote. He is the youngest serving head of a German state government.
Other activities
- Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), chairman of the council[2]
- Deutsches Museum, ex officio member of the board of trustees[3]
- RAG-Stiftung, ex officio member of the board of trustees (since 2018)
Political positions
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Hans publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[4]
References
- ^ "Tobias Hans ist neuer Fraktionschef der CDU im Saar-Landtag" (in German). Focus. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL).
- ^ Board of Trustees Deutsches Museum.
- ^ Maria Stöhr (December 6, 2018), Kampf um die Merkel-Nachfolge: Wer wählt wen? Der Spiegel.
External links
Minister-presidents of the Saarland | ||
|---|---|---|
 Saar Protectorate (1947–57) |  | |
 Saarland (since 1957) | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
