Thomas Strobl
Thomas Strobl (born 17 March 1960 in Heilbronn) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. Since 1998 he is a MP of the German Bundestag. In 2011 he was elected chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg, succeeding Stefan Mappus. In 2012 he was elected one of five vice federal chairmen of the CDU party in Germany.[1]
Biography
Strobl grew up in Heilbronn. After high school diploma he studied law at the Heidelberg University. In 1985 he completed the first, and after postgraduate studies in Speyer in 1988 the second state examination in Heidelberg.[1] He then was a research fellow at Heidelberg University and from 1992 to 1996 a Parliamentary Advisor at the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Since 1996 he worked as a lawyer.
In 1998 he was elected MP of the German Bundestag. From 2005 to 2011 Strobl was Secretary General of the CDU Baden-Württemberg, in 2011 he was elected chairman of the CDU in the state and CDU federal vice chairman in 2012.[1] After the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state elections he - together with Guido Wolf - led the exploratory talks with the Alliance '90/The Greens party of Winfried Kretschmann before starting formal coalition talks.[2]
External links
- Official website of Thomas Strobl
- Thomas Strobl at the German Bundestag
