Markus Söder
Markus Söder (born 5 January 1967 in Nuremberg) is a German politician and party member of the CSU party. He is Bavarian State Minister for Finance, Regional Development and Home Affairs (Staatsminister der Finanzen, für Landesentwicklung und Heimat) since 2011. From 2007 to 2008 he was State Minister for Federal and European Affairs in Bavaria and from 2008 to 2011 State Minister for Environment and Health. He has since been member of the Cabinets Beckstein, Seehofer I and II. From 2003 to 2007 he was Secretary General of the CSU party. Söder is a MP of the Landtag, the parliament of Bavaria, since 1994. Söder is referred to as the closest competitor and possible successor of CSU chairman Horst Seehofer, who in 2012 had announced his political retreat for 2017/18.[1]
Söder is married and has four children.
External links
- Markus Söder at the Landtag of Bavaria
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