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| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 January 2021 – 31 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Secretary | Paul Ziemiak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Jens Spahn Thomas Strobl Volker Bouffier Julia Klöckner Silvia Breher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Merz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 27 June 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Joachim Stamp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hannelore Kraft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hendrik Wüst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 February 1961 Aachen, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Burtscheid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Munich University of Bonn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armin Laschet (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁmiːn ˈlaʃət] ; born 18 February 1961) is a German politician who served as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 June 2017 to 26 October 2021. He served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 22 January 2021 to 31 January 2022. He was elected to the German Bundestag following the 2021 German federal election.
Laschet earned a law degree and worked as a journalist before and during his early political career. In 1994 he was elected to the German Bundestag and in 1999 he became a Member of the European Parliament. In 2005 he entered state politics in North Rhine-Westphalia as a member of the state government. In 2012 he became leader of the state party, and he was elected Prime Minister of the state in 2017. His Cabinet consisted of members of his own CDU and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP).
In January 2021, Laschet was elected leader of the CDU, winning 52.8% of delegates votes against Friedrich Merz in the second round of the contest.[1] The result of the election was certified by postal vote of the party conference's delegates with the final result announced on 22 January. 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, after rival Markus Söder conceded.[2]
He was born to an observant Roman Catholic family of German-speaking Walloon origin; his father's parents were both of Belgian origin.[3] He is married to Susanne Malangré, whom he met in a Catholic children's choir when they were children and who is a member of a prominent Aachen political family of French-speaking Walloon origin.
Laschet resigned as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia on 25 October 2021 in order to resume his membership of the Bundestag.[4]
On 9 February 2024, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from TED University.[5]
Laschet is a lecturer in political science at the University of Munich.[6]
- ^ Moulson, Geir (16 January 2021). "Pragmatic governor Laschet elected to lead Merkel's party". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Dillmann, Daniel (20 April 2021). "Markus Söder: "Kandidat der Herzen" verliert Machtkampf gegen Armin Laschet". Frankfurter Rundschau. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nieuwsbladwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Laschet legt Amt als Ministerpräsident nieder". Armin Laschets Zeit als Ministerpräsident von Nordrhein-Westfalen geht zu Ende. Der CDU-Chef wechselt als Abgeordneter in den Bundestag. Zunächst bleibt er aber geschäftsführend im Amt. Der Spiegel (online). 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/ex-cdu-chef-laschet-gibt-politik-seminar-an-der-uni-muenchen,UB2gAcF