A list of notable politicians of the

Christian Social Union in Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (German: , CSU) is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Germany. Having a regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic ...

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Heinrich Aigner Heinrich Aigner (25 May 1924 – 24 March 1988) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was born in Ebrach and died in Amberg. See also *List of Bavarian Christian Social Union politicians A l ...

Ilse Aigner Ilse Aigner (born 7 December 1964) is a German politician and member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). Aigner was born in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Bavaria, and entered Angela Merkel's grand coalition cabinet as Federal Minister of ...

Katrin Albsteiger Katrin Albsteiger (''née'' Poleschner, born 20 November 1983) is a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Education and early career Albsteiger studied political science at the University of Augsburg and the University of ...

* Max Allwein *

Walter Althammer Walter Althammer (born 12 March 1928 in Augsburg, Bavarian Swabia) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Together with Hans-Jürgen Pohlenz (SPD), they are the last surviving members of the 4th Bundest ...

* Hans Amler *

Erwin Ammann Erwin Ammann (22 October 1916 – 27 December 2000) was a German politician and member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1946 and 1950 he was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria. Life Ammann was born in Würzburg. He studied at Nu ...

* Johann Anetseder *

Willi Ankermüller Willi Ankermüller (18 March 1901, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Lower Franconia - 7 July 1986 in Grosshesselohe) was a German politician and jurist. He represented the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), and was a member of the Landtag of Bavar ...

* Anton von Aretin * Klaus P. Arnold * Artur Auernhammer

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Günther Babel Günther Babel (born 26 September 1952 in Wassertrüdingen) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 2003 and 2008 he was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria The Landtag of Bavaria, officially k ...

* Martin Bachhuber *

Georg Bachmann Georg Bachmann (6 December 1885 Westheim – 23 October 1971 Gunzenhausen) was a German politician. During his political career he represented the DNVP, CNBL and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CDU) during 1949 - 1954. From 1940 to 1945 ...

Rudolf Bachmann Rudolf Bachmann (10 August 1925 in Westheim – 27 March 1998 in Gunzenhausen) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria. Honors * 1980 Bavarian Order of Merit ...

Margarete Balk Margarete Balk (4 February 1896 – 10 July 1974) was a German teacher and politician. She was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria from 1958 to 1966. Balk completed a teacher training in Gemünden and Aschaffenburg in 1918. Then she headed from 1 ...

Siegfried Balke Siegfried Balke (1 June 1902 – 11 June 1984) was a German politician ( CSU). He served as German Federal Minister for Post and Communications from 1953 to 1956 and as German Federal Minister for Nuclear Energy from 1956 to 1962. Education ...

Siegfried Balleis Siegfried Balleis (born August 4, 1953) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. In 1996 he was elected Oberbürgermeister for the town of Erlangen.cfinauguration speech He was in office until April 2014. ...

Dorothee Bär Dorothee Gisela Renate Maria Bär ( Mantel; born 19 April 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. From 2014 to 2021, she served in various c ...

Christian Baretti Christian Baretti (born 2 July 1973 in Munich) is a German politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws ...

Georg Barfuß Georg Barfuß (born June 10, 1944) is a German politician, a representative of the FDP. He was educated in lauingen elementary school 1950-57 then 1957-60 Donauwörth private school before going to Donauwörth vocational school 1960-62. He serv ...

Richard Bartsch Richard Bartsch (born August 1, 1959) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Bartsch is noted for his work with geriatrics institutions. In 1990 founded the geriatrics Bartsch-Förderverein Mittelfranke ...

Julia Bartz Julia Obermeier (born Julia Bartz 7 September 1984) is a German politician (CSU). She was a member of the German parliament (''Bundestag'') from 2013 to 2017, and was a member of the assembly's defence committee. Since 2015 she has also bee ...

* Josef Bauer *

Marie Baum Marie Baum (23 March 1874 – 8 August 1964), was a German politician of the German Democratic Party (DDP) and social activist. She was one of the first female members of the Weimar National Assembly. She was a pioneer within German welfare and ...

* Wilhelm Baumann *

Leonhard Baumeister Leonhard Baumeister (25 October 1904 - 19 August 1972) was a German politician. He was a representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria and a member of the Landtag of Bavaria from 1946 to 1954. His name was added to the ''Monument to th ...

Gertrud Bäumer Gertrud Bäumer (12 September 1873, Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Westphalia – 25 March 1954, Bethel) was a German politician who actively participated in the German civil rights feminist movement. She was also a writer, and contributed to Friedric ...

* Joseph Baumgartner * Jürgen Baumgärtner * Elisabeth Bauriedel * Winfried Bausback *

Alfred Bayer Alfred Bayer (born March 8, 1933, in Munich) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He graduated in economics from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich in 1957. From 1994 to 2004, he was the chair ...

* Konstantin Prinz von Bayern * Martin Bayerstorfer * Walter Becher *

Pia Beckmann Pia Beckmann (born May 14, 1963 in Gerolzhofen, Bavaria) is a doctor of philology, was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria and an entrepreneur. In 2002 she was elected as mayor (Oberbürgermeisterin) o ...

Günther Beckstein Günther Beckstein () (born 23 November 1943) is a German CSU politician from Bavaria and was the 17th Minister President of Bavaria from 9 October 2007 to 27 October 2008. He is well known for his outspoken views on law and order. Biography ...

Rupert Berger Rupert Berger (February 10, 1896 - February 9, 1958) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. In 1946, he was elected to represent the Landtag of Bavaria. Rupert Berger attended the secondary school in Tr ...

* Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner * Otmar Bernhard * Christian Bernreiter * Anton Besold * Karl Bickleder * Annemarie Biechl * Alfred Biehle * Renate Blank * Gerhard Bletschacher *

Markus Blume Markus Blume (born 14 February 1975) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as State Minister for Science and Art in the cabinet of Minister President Markus Söder since 2022. From 2018 to ...

* Reinhold Bocklet * Hans Bodensteiner * Johann Böhm (CSU) * Stefan Bosse *

Wolfgang Bötsch Wolfgang Bötsch (8 September 1938 in Bad Kreuznach – 14 October 2017 in Würzburg) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). Between 1974 and 1976 he represented the Landtag of Bavaria. From 1976 ...

Uwe Brandl Uwe Brandl (born 27 October 1959 in Abensberg, Lower Bavaria) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He is a mayor of the city of Abensberg and has served as President of the Bayerischer Gemeindetag. ...

* Georg Brauchle * Luitpold Braun *

Klaus Dieter Breitschwert Klaus Dieter Breitschwert (born 21 April 1943) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He represents Ansbach in the Landtag of Bavaria. See also *List of Bavarian Christian Social Union politicians A li ...

* Gudrun Brendel-Fischer * Maximilian Brückner * Helmut Brunner * Waltraud Bundschuh * Peter Bürgel * Ralph Burkei

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* Roland Cantzler *

Manfred Christ Manfred Christ (born 18 February 1940 in Aschaffenburg) is a German politician, representing the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1990 and 2008 he represented the constituency of Aschaffenburg-West in the Landtag of Bavaria.

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* Wolfgang Dandorfer * Valentin Dasch * Peter Deeg * Josef Deimer * Leonhard Deininger * Maria Deku *

Franz Josef Delonge Franz Josef Delonge (24 June 1927 – 10 June 1988) was a German lawyer and politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Since 1968 he belonged to the Munich city council, and from 1978 to 1984 was Chairman of the CSU ...

* Marianne Deml * Hans Demmelmeier * Günther Denzler * Albert Deß * Petra Dettenhöfer * Alfred Dick *

Matthias Dießl Matthias Dießl (born 6 December 1975) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He is the District Administrator for the rural district of Fürth since 2008. See also *List of Bavarian Christian Social ...

Paul Diethei Paul Diethei (26 June 1925 – 25 September 1997) was a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria The Landtag of Bavaria, officially known in English as the Bavarian State Parli ...

* Anton Dietrich * Ernst Dietz * Adolf Dinglreiter * Stefan Dittrich * Konrad Dobler *

Alexander Dobrindt Alexander Dobrindt (born 7 June 1970) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). Between 2013 and 2017, he served as Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the government of Chancellor Angela Mer ...

Renate Dodell Renate Dodell (born 7 November 1952 in Seeshaupt) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Education and previous professions Renate Dodell majored in economics and geography for teaching in secondar ...

* Karl Döhler *

Werner Dollinger Werner Dollinger (10 October 1918 – 3 January 2008) was a German politician and economist, a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He served as Federal Minister for the Treasury from 1962 to 1966, Federal Minister for Econom ...

* Anton Donhauser * Heinz Donhauser * Toni Donhauser *

Hans Drachsler Hans Drachsler (10 March 1916 in Pleš (Bělá nad Radbuzou) – 18 October 1996 in Munich) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria between 1970 and 1978, and was ...

* Alfred Dreier *

Hansjörg Durz Hansjörg Durz is a German politician (CSU). He has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 2013. Before that he served as mayor in the bavarian city of Neusäß. Life and education Hansjörg Durz was born in Augsburg and raised in Neusä ...

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* Rudolf Eberhard * Gerhard Eck * Walter Eckhardt * Kurt Eckstein *

Hans Ehard Hans Ehard (10 November 1887 – 18 October 1980) was a German lawyer and politician, a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, Christian Social Union (CSU) party. Biography Hans Ehard was born in Bamberg in 1887, the son of a local off ...

* Georg Ehnes * Gottfried Eichelbrönner * Hans Eisenmann * Georg Eisenreich * Peter Eismann * Rudolf Engelhard * Matthias Engelsberger * Egon Erzum *

Herbert Ettengruber Herbert Ettengruber (born 19 July 1941) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1996 and 2008 he was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria. See also *List of Bavarian Christian Social Union politic ...

* Walter Eykmann

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Bernd Fabritius Bernd Fabritius (born 14 May 1965) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has served as a Member of the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017 and again in 2021. Early life and education Fabritius was born in Agnita, Sibi ...

Georg Fahrenschon Georg Fahrenschon (born 8 February 1968) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. From 2008 to 2011 he served as finance minister in the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance. He was a member of the Bundest ...

Kurt Faltlhauser Kurt Faltlhauser (born 14 September 1940 in Munich) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria between 1974 and 1980 and 1998 and 2008. He was from 1994 to 1995 Par ...

Hermann Fellner Hermann Fellner (20 December 1950 – 17 May 2020) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Bundestag of Germany. Fellner was in its youth chairman of the local federation of the ...

Markus Ferber Markus Ferber (born 15 January 1965) is a Politics of Germany, German engineer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1994. He is a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Christian Social U ...

* Adolf Fetsch * Otto Freiherr von Feury *

Ingrid Fickler Ingrid Fickler (born October 27, 1940, in Zagreb) is a German jurist and politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. She was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria between 1994 and 2008. From 1993 to 1995 she was a member ...

* Conrad Fink * Martin Fink * Max Fischer * Herbert Frankenhauser * Ludwig Franz * Max Frauendorfer * Karl Freller *

Heinrich Frey Heinrich Frey (June 15, 1822 – January 17, 1890) was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland. He is not to be confused with the dipterist Richard K ...

* Walburga Fricke * Hans-Peter Friedrich * Ingo Friedrich * Klaus-Dieter Fritsche * Otto Frommknecht *

Gustav Fuchs Gustav Fuchs (January 2, 1900 – March 31, 1969) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria and Bavarian People's Party. He represented Bad Kissingen (electoral district), Bad Kissingen in the Bundestag f ...

* Karl Fuchs *

Joseph-Ernst Graf Fugger von Glött Joseph-Ernst Graf Fugger von Glött , since 1940: Fürst Fugger von Glött (26 October 1895, in Kirchheim in Schwaben – 13 May 1981, in Miesbach) was a German politician and representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a memb ...

Friedrich Funk Friedrich Jakob Funk was a German Politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Life Early life and Farming Career Funk, who was a Protestant Christian, was a soldier in World War I despite his young age. After the war he studied agricultu ...

* Albert Füracker

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Peter Gauweiler Peter Gauweiler (born 22 June 1949) is a German lawyer and politician of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 2002 to 2015, representing the Munich South district. From 2013 until 2015, he al ...

Norbert Geis Norbert Geis (born January 13, 1939 in Großwallstadt, Bavaria) is a German politician. He is a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). Life Geis studied Philosophy, Theology and Law at the Universities of Freiburg and Würzburg ...

* Franz Gleissner *

Michael Glos Michael Glos (born 14 December 1944) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who served as Minister for Economics and Technology in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 22 November 2005 until 10 February 2009. Ea ...

* Alois Glück *

Alfons Goppel Alfons Goppel (1 October 1905 – 24 December 1991) was a German politician of the CSU party and Prime Minister of Bavaria (1962–1978). Biography Alfons Goppel was born in Reinhausen (now Regensburg), one of the nine children of the ba ...

Thomas Goppel Thomas Goppel (born 30 April 1947 in Aschaffenburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria) is a German politician and party member of the CSU party. Goppel was member of the Landtag of Bavaria from 1974 to 2018. He is the son of the former Bavarian Minister P ...

Enoch zu Guttenberg Georg Enoch Robert Prosper Philipp Franz Karl Theodor Maria Heinrich Johannes Luitpold Hartmann Gundeloh Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (29 July 1946 – 15 June 2018) was a German conductor. He also owned the large winery estate Weingut Reichs ...

Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg Karl Theodor Maria Georg Achaz Eberhardt Josef Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (23 May 1921 – 4 October 1972) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). He was parliamentary secretary of state in the Chancellor's O ...

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Buhl-Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born 5 December 1971), known professionally as Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, is a German businessman and politician of the Christian Soc ...

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Otto von Habsburg Otto von Habsburg (german: Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, hu, Ferenc József Ottó Róbert Mária Antal Károly Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Lajos Gaetan ...

Georg Hackl Georg Hackl (often named: Hackl Schorsch, ; born 9 September 1966) is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as ''Hackl-Schorsch'' or as the ''Speeding Weißwurst'' a reference to what he ...

* Christine Haderthauer * Franz Handlos *

Gerda Hasselfeldt Gerda Hasselfeldt (born 7 July 1950) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who served as deputy chairperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and chairwoman of the Bundestag group of CSU parliamentarians. Following her dep ...

* August Haußleiter *

Georg Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck Georg Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (August 5, 1902 in Grambschütz – May 2, 1973 in Bonn) was a German politician (Christian Social Union in Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (German: , CSU) is a Christian-democratic and co ...

* Joachim Herrmann *

Friedrich August von der Heydte Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (30 March 1907 – 7 July 1994) was a German paratroop officer during World War II who later served in the armed forces of West Germany, achieving the rank of General. Following the war, Heydte pursued aca ...

Hermann Höcherl Hermann Höcherl (31 March 1912 – 18 May 1989) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He served as Federal Ministry of the Interior from 1961 to 1965 and as Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fore ...

Monika Hohlmeier Monika Hohlmeier (née Strauß, born 2 July 1962) is a German politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2009. She is a member of the Christian Social Union, part of the European People's Party. Between 19 ...

* Heinz Hohner *

Erwin Huber Erwin Huber (born 26 July 1946) is a German politician. He was chairman of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria from 2007 to 2008. Early life Erwin Huber was born in Reisbach in the district of Dingolfing-Landau, Bavaria. He attended elementa ...

* Alois Hundhammer

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* Richard Jaeger * Max Jüngling

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Bartholomäus Kalb Bartholomäus Kalb (born 13 July 1949 in Mamming, Bavaria, West Germany) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). Political career In 1972, Kalb was elected to the municipal council of Künzing. From 1978 to 200 ...

* Alois Karl * Martin Kastler * Erwin Georg Keilholz * Ignaz Kiechle * Hans Klein * Rudolf Kraus

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* Carljörg Lacherbauer * Heinrich Lades *

Hans Ritter von Lex Hans Ritter von Lex (1893-1970) was a German political figure and the President of the German Red Cross (german: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) from 1961 to 1967. He was born Hans Lex on October 27, 1893, in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, German Empire, Germany. ...

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* Alfred Mechtersheimer * Peter Menacher *

Philipp Meyer Philipp Meyer is an American fiction writer, and is the author of the novels '' American Rust'' and '' The Son'', as well as short stories published in The New Yorker and other places. Meyer also created and produced the AMC television show b ...

* Marlene Mortler *

Gerd Müller Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (; 3 November 1945 – 15 August 2021) was a German professional footballer. A striker renowned for his clinical finishing, especially in and around the six-yard box, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalsco ...

* Hans Müller *

Helmut Müller Helmut Müller (born 31 May 1952 in Heidelberg) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the mayor of Wiesbaden from 2007 to 2013. Life Müller was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. After finishing his abi ...

* Josef Müller *

Nikolaus Müller Nikolaus (Klaus) Müller (April 19, 1892, Augsburg – August 6, 1980, ''ibid.'') was the mayor of Augsburg, Germany, between 1947 and 1964. He was a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (Germ ...

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* Angelika Niebler *

Wilhelm Niklas Wilhelm Niklas (24 September 1887 – 12 April 1957) was a German academic and politician, who was the first minister of food, agriculture and forestry in Konrad Adenauer's First Adenauer cabinet, first cabinet. Early life and education Niklas w ...

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* Melanie Oßwald * Eduard Oswald

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Hans-Jürgen Papier Hans-Jürgen Papier (; born 6 July 1943 in Berlin) is a German scholar of constitutional law and was President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 2002 to 2010. Three years after graduating from law school in 1967 with the first ...

Gabriele Pauli Gabriele Pauli (born 26 June 1957) is a German politician, formerly with the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party. She was the District Administrator for the rural district of Fürth from 1990 to 2008. Career In 2006 and 2007, Pa ...

Heinrich von Pierer Heinrich von Pierer (exactly ''Heinrich Karl Friedrich Eduard Pierer von Esch'') (born 26 January 1941 in Erlangen) is a German manager. From 1992 to 2005, he was CEO of Siemens AG. Subsequently, he was chairman of the supervisory board from whic ...

Bernd Posselt Bernd Posselt (born 4 June 1956) is a German politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2014, representing the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) and the European People's Party (EPP). He is currently a member ...

* Josef Prentl *

Albert Probst Albert Probst (29 December 1931 – 24 March 2015) was a German politician for the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. From 1982 to 1991 he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, parliamentary Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Educ ...

Maria Probst Maria Probst (1 July 1902 – 1 May 1967) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.Maria Probst
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Alexander Radwan Alexander Gamal Radwan (born 30 August 1964) is a German politician. Education * 1987: Graduated in aeronautical engineering * 1992: First state law examination * 1995: second state law examination Early career * Since 1995: Lawyer * Since 19 ...

* Hans Rampf *

Peter Ramsauer Peter Ramsauer (born 10 February 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) who served as the Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development in the Second Merkel cabinet. Early life and education ...

Bolko von Richthofen Bolko von Richthofen (September 13, 1899 – March 18, 1983) was a German archaeologist and a distant relative of the family of Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron". He is sometimes confused with his distant cousin and namesake, Karl Bolko von ...

Erich Riedl Erich Riedl (23 June 1933 – 8 September 2018) was a German politician, representing the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He was the parliamentary state secretary for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy from 1987 to 1993. ...

* Franz Rieger *

Hannelore Roedel Hannelore Roedel (born 3 July 1957) is a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. She was a member of the German Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal repre ...

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Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler (born 17 August 1941) is a German businesswoman and one of the owners of Schaeffler Group, one of and the world's largest producers of rolling bearings. The other owner is her son Georg Schaeffler, Georg F. W. Scha ...

Fritz Schäffer Fritz Schäffer (12 May 1888 – 29 March 1967) was a German politician of the Bavarian People's Party (BVP) and the Christian Social Union (CSU). He was the Bavarian Minister of Finance from 1931 to 1933, when the Nazis came to power in Berlin ...

Hans Schaidinger Hans Schaidinger (born 1949 in Freilassing; member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria) is a former mayor of the city of Regensburg, Germany from 1996-2014. He studied economics (exam 1977), is married and father of two daughters. Schaiding ...

* Karl Scharnagl * Andreas Scheuer * Peter Schmidhuber * Christian Schmidt * Siegfried Schneider * Ludwig Scholz *

Karlheinz Schreiber Karlheinz Schreiber (born 25 March 1934) is a German and Canadian citizen, an industrialist, lobbyist, fundraiser, arms dealer and businessman. He has been in the news regarding his alleged role in the 1999 CDU contributions scandal in Germany ...

Hans Schuberth Hans Schuberth (April 5, 1897 in Schwabach – September 2, 1976 in Munich) was a German politician who from 1949 to 1953 was the first Federal Minister for Post and Telecommunications in Konrad Adenauer's first cabinet. Biography After grad ...

Horst Seehofer Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born 4 July 1949) is a German politician who served as Minister of the Interior, Building and Community under Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), he served as the 18 ...

Hanns Seidel Franz Wendelin "Hanns" Seidel (; ; 12 October 1901 – 5 August 1961) was a German politician who served as Prime Minister of Bavaria from 1957 to 1960. He was a member, and from 1955 to 1961 chairman, of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. ...

* Hans Joachim Sewering * Johannes Singhammer *

Markus Söder Markus Thomas Theodor Söder (born 5 January 1967) is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Bavaria since 2018 and Leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) since 2019. Background, education and military service Söd ...

* Carl-Dieter Spranger *

Karl Graf von Spreti Karl Borromäus Maria Heinrich Graf von Spreti (21 May 1907 – 5 April 1970) was a German diplomat. He is best known as the West German Ambassador to Guatemala from 1968 until his assassination in 1970. The story of his assassination by Guatem ...

* Barbara Stamm *

Georg Stang Hans Georg Jacob Stang (17 February 1858 – 11 September 1907) was a Norwegian military officer and politician from the Liberal Party. He served as the Norwegian Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet o ...

Heinz Starke Heinz Starke (27 February 1911 – 31 January 2001) was a German politician. He was born in Schweidnitz, Silesia. He was Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1961–62. He was a member of the Bundestag from 1953 to 1980 repr ...

Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Count Franz-Ludwig Schenk von Stauffenberg (german: Franz-Ludwig Gustav Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg; born 4 May 1938) is a German lawyer and politician from the CSU. He was a member of the Bundestag from 1976 to 1987 and of the European Parliament ...

* Gabriele Stauner *

Adam Stegerwald Adam Stegerwald (14 December 1874, in Greußenheim, Lower Franconia – 3 December 1945) was a German Catholic politician and a leader of the left wing of the Centre Party. Under the Empire Stegerwald was born the son of a farmer. He attended ...

Edmund Stoiber Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber (born 28 September 1941) is a German politician who served as the 16th Minister President of the States of Germany, state of Bavaria between 1993 and 2007 and chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Christian So ...

* Hermann Strathmann *

Franz Josef Strauß Franz Josef Strauss ( ; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between ...

Max Streibl Max Streibl (6 January 1932 – 11 December 1998) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party and the eighth Minister President of Bavaria. Biography Streibel was born in Oberammergau in 1932, where his parents owned a h ...

Richard Stücklen Richard Stücklen (20 August 1916 – 2 May 2002) was German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). He had previously been a member of the NSDAP (1939–1945). From 1957 to 1966, he served as Federal Minister for Post and Communication. ...

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Gloria von Thurn und Taxis Gloria, Dowager Princess of Thurn and Taxis (''Mariae Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmine Huberta''; born Countess Gloria von Schönburg-Glauchau, 23 February 1960) is a German socialite, businesswoman, Catholic activist, and artist. ...

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Hans-Peter Uhl Hans-Peter Uhl (5 August 1944 – 27 October 2019) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). He was a member of the Bundestag for almost 20 years. Political career Uhl was a lawyer. He became a member of the CSU i ...

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Theo Waigel Theodor Waigel (born 22 April 1939) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He represented Neu-Ulm in the Bundestag from 1976 to 2002. Waigel is a lawyer, and earned a doctorate in 1967. He was a member of the Bu ...

Jürgen Warnke Jürgen Warnke (20 March 1932 – 27 April 2013) was a German lawyer and politician who served in various capacities at the Bundestag and German cabinets. Early life and education Warnke was born in Berlin on 20 March 1932. His family were from ...

Manfred Weber Manfred Weber (born 14 July 1972) is a German politician who has served as President of the European People's Party (EPP) since 2022 and as Leader of the EPP Group in the European Parliament since 2014. He has been a Member of the European Parl ...

* Otto Weinkamm * Anja Weisgerber * Manfred Weiß * Otto Wiesheu * Wolfgang Wild * Paul Wilhelm * Josef Wintrich *

Fritz Wittmann Fritz Wittmann (21 March 1933 – 17 October 2018)
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Dagmar Wöhrl Dagmar Gabriele Wöhrl (''née'' Winkler; born 5 May 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). She has served as Chairwoman of the Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development of the German Bundestag. She ...

* Joachim Wuermeling

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Friedrich Zimmermann Friedrich Zimmermann (18 July 1925 – 16 September 2012) was a German politician and a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU). From 1982 to 1989, he was the federal minister of interior. From 1989 to 1991 he held the position of federal min ...

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