Michael Kretschmer

Michael Kretschmer
Kretschmer in 2022
Deputy Leader of the
Christian Democratic Union
Assumed office
22 January 2022
LeaderFriedrich Merz
Preceded byVolker Bouffier
Minister-President of Saxony
Assumed office
13 December 2017
DeputyMartin Dulig
Wolfram Günther
Preceded byStanislaw Tillich
Leader of the
Christian Democratic Union of Saxony
Assumed office
9 December 2017
General SecretaryAlexander Dierks
DeputyBarbara Klepsch
Christian Hartmann
Thomas Schmidt
Preceded byStanislaw Tillich
General Secretary of the
Christian Democratic Union of Saxony
In office
1 December 2004 – 9 December 2017
LeaderGeorg Milbradt
Stanislaw Tillich
Preceded byHermann Winkler
Succeeded byAlexander Dierks
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the
Landtag of Saxony
for Görlitz 2
Assumed office
1 October 2019
Preceded byOctavian Ursu
Member of the Bundestag
for Görlitz
(Löbau-Zittau – Görlitz – Niesky; 2002–2005)
In office
17 October 2002 – 24 October 2017
Preceded byGeorg Janovsky
Succeeded byTino Chrupalla
Personal details
Born
Michael Kretschmer

(1975-05-07) 7 May 1975 (age 49)
Görlitz, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany (now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (since 1989)
Spouse
Annett Hoffmann
(m. 2020)
Children2
Residence(s)Dresden-Klotzsche
Waltersdorf
Alma mater
Websitemichaelkretschmer.de

Michael Kretschmer (born 7 May 1975) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Minister President of Saxony since December 2017.[1] Since 2022, he has been one of four deputy chairs of the CDU, under the leadership of chairman Friedrich Merz.[2]

  1. ^ "Michael Kretschmer ist neuer Ministerpräsident von Sachsen". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ Lorenz Hemicker (2 January 2022), Unmut gegenüber Frauen Union? Widmann-Mauz scheitert bei CDU-Präsidiumswahl Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.