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
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of
Chancellor
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Angela Merkel
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from 22 November 2005 until 10 February 2009.
Early life and career
After the secondary school level, Glos made an apprenticeship as
miller
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and became master in 1967. Starting 1968, he managed his parents' flour mill in
Prichsenstadt
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.
Political career
Career in local politics
Glos joined the
CSU
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in 1970. In 1972, he was the first chairman of the CSU-chapter of his hometown Prichsenstadt. From 1975 to 1993, he was chairman of the CSU chapter of
Kitzingen
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. From 1976 he was part of the executive board of the CSU in
Lower Franconia
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History
After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally r ...
. From then he was also part of the CSU leadership. From 1972 to 1978, Glos was member of the district council of
Prichsenstadt
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and, from 1975 to 1993, member of the council of the district (''Kreistag'') of
Kitzingen
Kitzingen () is a town in the Germany, German state of Bavaria, capital of the Kitzingen (district), district Kitzingen. It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. Surrounded by vineyards, Kitzingen County i ...
.
Career in national politics
Glos first became a member of the
Bundestag
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in the
1976 elections, representing the
Schweinfurt
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district. From 1993 to 2005 he was chairman of the CSU parliamentary group and deputy chairman of the
CDU/CSU parliamentary group.
Following the
2005 elections, Glos was appointed as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Technology at short notice when CSU leader
Edmund Stoiber
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rejected it. Merkel had reportedly wanted to appoint him as
Federal Minister of Defence.
During his time in government, Glos was widely considered one of the weakest members of Chancellor Merkel's cabinet and had often seemed to struggle with his portfolio. Among other projects, he led efforts on a 2008 law that allows the government to block moves by foreign investors to take large stakes in German companies, if it concludes that they endanger the country's interests.
On 7 February 2009, Glos offered his resignation as minister, which was first denied by
Horst Seehofer
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, but later accepted. He justified his resignation with his age and the need for renewal in the CSU after Seehofer's election as CSU chairman.
Other activities
*
KfW
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, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2006–2009)
2009 Annual Report
KfW
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.
Personal life
Glos is married and father of two children. His third child died in a car accident near Munich
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in 1997.
References
External links
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Homepage of Michael Glos
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1944 births
Living people
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Economy ministers of Germany
German Roman Catholics
Federal government ministers of Germany
Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria
People from Kitzingen (district)
Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013
Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009
Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005
Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002
Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998
Members of the Bundestag 1990–1994
Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990
Members of the Bundestag 1983–1987
Members of the Bundestag 1980–1983
Members of the Bundestag 1976–1980
Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria