Christian Hirte | |
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Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Thuringia | |
In office 19 September 2020 – 17 September 2022 | |
Deputy | Raymond Walk Beate Meißner Thadäus König |
Preceded by | Mike Mohring |
Succeeded by | Mario Voigt |
Parliamentary State Secretary for Small Enterprises and the New States | |
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 February 2020 | |
Minister | Peter Altmaier |
Preceded by | Iris Gleicke (New States, Small Enterprises and Tourism) |
Succeeded by | Marco Wanderwitz (New States) |
Member of the Bundestag for Eisenach – Wartburgkreis – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis (CDU List; 2008–2009) | |
Assumed office 15 May 2008 | |
Preceded by | Bernward Müller |
Personal details | |
Born | Bad Salzungen, East Germany (now Germany) | 23 May 1976
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Education | University of Jena |
Website | Official website |
Christian Hirte (born 23 May 1976) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as member of the German Bundestag since 2008. From 2020 to 2022, he has been the chairman of the CDU in Thuringia and co-deputy Chairman since then.
From 2018 to 2020, Hirte served as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and additionally as commissioner of the federal government for the new states in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.[1]