Tobias Theodor Hans (born 1 February 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister-President of Saarland from 2018 to 2022.
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 and 2022.[2]
On 1 March 2018, Hans was elected as Minister-President of Saarland by a 40 to 11 vote. He is the youngest serving head of a German state government.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Hans co-chaired – alongside Silvia Breher, Hendrik Hoppenstedt, Yvonne Magwas and Paul Ziemiak – the CDU’s first ever digital national convention in 2021.[3]
Other activities
- Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), chairman of the council[4]
- Deutsches Museum, ex officio member of the board of trustees[5]
- RAG-Stiftung, ex officio member of the board of trustees (since 2018)
Political positions
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Hans publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[6] For the 2021 national elections, he later supported Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Merkel as Chancellor.[7]
References
- ^ "Tobias Hans ist neuer Fraktionschef der CDU im Saar-Landtag" (in German). Focus. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members Bundestag.
- ^ Giorgio Tzimurtas (14 January 2021), Oldenburger Münsterland: Silvia Breher moderiert den CDU-Parteitag OM Online’'.
- ^ Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL).
- ^ Board of Trustees Deutsches Museum.
- ^ Maria Stöhr (December 6, 2018), Kampf um die Merkel-Nachfolge: Wer wählt wen? Der Spiegel.
- ^ Second CDU premier drops support for Laschet's German chancellery run Reuters, April 16, 2021.
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