Dr Markus Söder, MdL

Bavarian Minister-President

Born in Nuremberg on 5 January 1967, married, 4 children

1987 - 1991: Studied Law in Erlangen, State Examination in Law Scholarship from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Scientific Assistant at the Chair of Ecclesiastical, Constitutional and Administrative Law
1992 - 1993: Traineeship with Bayerischer Rundfunk broadcasting corporation (BR), then editor at BR
1998: Doctor‘s degree from Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen/Nuremberg
Since 1983: Member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU)
Since 1994: Member of the Bavarian Landtag (State Parliament)
1995 - 2003: Chairman of the youth organisation of the CSU (JU) Member of the CSU Presidium
1997 - 2008: Chairman of the CSU Nürnberg-West
2000 - 2011: Chairman of the CSU Media Commission
2003 - 2007: Secretary-General of the CSU
2007 - 2008: Bavarian State Minister for Federal and European Affairs
2008 - 2018: Chairman of the CSU District Organisation Nürnberg-Fürth-Schwabach
2008 - 2011: Bavarian State Minister of the Environment and Public Health
2011 - 2013: Bavarian State Minister of Finance
2013 - 2018: Bavarian State Minister of Finance, Regional Development and Regional Identity
since 16 March 2018: Bavarian Minister-President
since 19 January 2019: Chairman of the Christlich-Soziale Union (CSU)

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