Tobias Hans

Tobias Hans
Tobias Hans
Minister President of Saarland
Assumed office
1 March 2018
Deputy Anke Rehlinger
Preceded by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Saarland
In office
24 November 2015 – 1 March 2018
Preceded by Klaus Meiser
Succeeded by Alexander Funk
Personal details
Born (1978-02-01) 1 February 1978
Neunkirchen, Saarland, West Germany
Nationality German
Political party Christian Democratic Union
Website www.tobias-hans.de

Tobias Hans (born 1 February 1978) is a German CDU politician.

Political career

Hans became a member of the Landtag of Saarland after the Saarland state election in 2009. On 24 November 2015, Hans was elected as chairman of the CDU Parliamentary Group in the Landtag of Saarland.[1]

As one of the Saarland's representatives at the Bundesrat, Hans serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Defence and the Committee on Cultural Affairs. He is also a member of the German-French Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the French Senate.

Hans was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.

On 1 March 2018, Hans was elected as Minister-President of Saarland by a 40 to 11 vote. He is the youngest service head of a German state government.

Other activities

  • Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), Chairman of the Council[2]
  • Deutsches Museum, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees[3]
  • RAG-Stiftung, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018)

References

  1. ↑ "Tobias Hans ist neuer Fraktionschef der CDU im Saar-Landtag" (in German). Focus. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL).
  3. ↑ Board of Trustees Deutsches Museum.
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