CDU Hamburg Hamburger CDU | |
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| Chairperson | Dennis Thering |
| Founded | 1 October 1945 |
| Headquarters | Ludwig-Erhard-Haus Leinpfad 74 22299 Hamburg |
| Membership (2020) | 6,474 |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Christian Democratic Union |
| Colours | Black |
| Hamburg Parliament | 16 / 123 |
| Bundestag delegation | 3 / 16 |
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The CDU Hamburg is the regional state association of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) in Hamburg, Germany. As of 2019, there are about 6,474 members[1] in the association, about 40 percent are women. In 1946, from 1953 to 1957 and from 2001 to 2011, the party appointed the First Mayor of Hamburg. The CDU Hamburg has been part of the opposition since 2011. Seven district associations and 47 local associations form the basis for the political commitment of the CDU Hamburg.
In 2020, two-time member of the Bundestag Christoph Ploß had been elected as chairman[2] of the party. Ploß stepped down in April 2023 and passed the chairmanship to Dennis Thering.[3]
- ^ Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische. "Parteimitglieder nach Bundesländern | Infografiken | Parteien in Deutschland | bpb". bpb.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Der Landesvorstand • Hamburger CDU". Hamburger CDU (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ NDR. "Hamburger CDU wählt Thering zum neuen Landesvorsitzenden". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-28.