Dr. Markus Söder
Bayerischer Ministerpräsident
- Born on January 5, 1967, in Nuremberg; married; four children
- 1987–1991: Studied law in Erlangen, passed the state law examination, received a scholarship from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and served as a research assistant at the Chair of Constitutional, Administrative, and Ecclesiastical Law
- 1992–1993: Internship at Bayerischer Rundfunk, followed by a position as an editor at BR
- 1998: Ph.D. from FAU Erlangen/Nuremberg
- Since 1983: Member of the CSU and the JU
- Since 1994: Member of the State Parliament
- 1995–2003: State Chairman of the Junge Union Bayern; Member of the CSU Executive Committee
- 1997–2008: District Chair of the CSU Nuremberg-West
- 2000–2011: Chair of the CSU Media Commission
- 2003–2007: CSU Secretary-General
- 2007–2008: Minister of State for Federal and European Affairs in the Bavarian State Chancellery
- 2008–2018: Chairman of the CSU Nuremberg-Fürth-Schwabach District Association
- 2008–2011: Bavarian Minister of State for the Environment and Health
- 2011–2013: Bavarian Minister of State for Finance
- 2013–2018: Bavarian Minister of State for Finance, Regional Development, and Home Affairs
- since March 16, 2018: Bavarian Minister-President
- since January 19, 2019: Chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU)