Armin Laschet
Chancellor-Candidate of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (2021)
Armin Laschet
Chancellor-Candidate of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (2021)
Biography
Born February 18, 1961 in Aachen
Scientific Advisor to the President of the German Bundestag. 1989 to 2004 councilor of the city of Aachen. 1994 to 1998 Member of the German Bundestag. 1995 to 1999 publishing manager and managing director of Einhard-Verlags GmbH. 1999 to 2005 Member of the European Parliament. 2005 to 2010 Minister for Generations, Family, Women and Integration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, from 2010 also Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and Media. 2010 to 2012 Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU parliamentary group. 2012 to 2021 Chairman of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia. 2013-2017 Chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia. 2017 to 2021 Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. 2019 to 2021 representative of the Federal Republic of Germany for cultural affairs within the framework of the Franco-German treaty. 2021 to 2022 Chairman of the CDU Germany.
It was confirmed on 20 April 2021 that he would be the CDU/CSU candidate for Chancellor of Germany at the 2021 German federal election.
Member of the 20th German Bundestag. Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2022.
