Jürgen Banzer (born 17 April 1955, in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the Franconia#Towns and cities, third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It sp ...

) is a German

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. He is a representative of the German Christian Democratic UnionChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands, Retrieved on July 30, 2009 and minister for work, family and health in the administration of

Roland Koch Roland Koch (born 24 March 1958) is a German jurist and former conservative politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 7th Minister President of Hesse from 7 April 1999, immediately becoming the 53rd President of the Bund ...

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

. After visiting Holzhausenschule in

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and Bischof-Neumann-Schule in Königstein, Jürgen Banzer studied law at the

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Goethe University Frankfurt () is a public research university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt ...

and catholic theology at the

Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology (German: ''Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen'') is a higher education Jesuit college in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The school offers a 10-semester Magister in Catholic T ...

. Jürgen Banzer acted from 1991 to 2005 as Landrat in the

Hochtaunuskreis The Hochtaunuskreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Rheingau- ...

. 2005 he became

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in Hesse. 2008 he was Minister of Justice as well as

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. 2009 he took over responsibility for work family and health.

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1955 births Living people Jurists from Bavaria Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Hesse Ministers of the Hesse State Government {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub

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