Ralph Brinkhaus

Ralph Brinkhaus
Brinkhaus at the 2019 CDU party congress
Leader of the Opposition
In office
8 December 2021 – 15 February 2022
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byAlexander Gauland
Alice Weidel
Succeeded byFriedrich Merz
Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag
In office
25 September 2018 – 15 February 2022
First DeputyAlexander Dobrindt
Chief WhipMichael Grosse-Brömer
Thorsten Frei
Preceded byVolker Kauder
Succeeded byFriedrich Merz
Member of the Bundestag
for Gütersloh I
Assumed office
27 October 2009
Preceded byHubert Deittert
Personal details
Born (1968-06-15) 15 June 1968 (age 56)
Wiedenbrück, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (1998–)
Spouse
Elke Tombach
(m. 2010)
ResidenceGütersloh
Alma materUniversity of Hohenheim
Websiteralph-brinkhaus.de
Military service
Allegiance Germany
Branch/service Bundeswehr
Unit German Army (Heer) /
Self-propelled artillery (Panzerjägertruppe)

Ralph Brinkhaus (born 15 June 1968) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as parliamentary leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag from 2018 to 2022.