Hans-Peter Friedrich
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Hans-Peter Friedrich (born 10 March 1957) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 1998. Under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel, he served as Federal Minister of the Interior (2011-2013)[1] and as Minister for Food and Agriculture (2013). Friedrich resigned from that position in February 2014. Friedrich has a controversial history with minorities in Germany, causing outrage in 2013 after telling journalists that Islam in Germany is not something supported by history at any point.[2]
Quick Facts Vice President of the Bundestag (on proposal of the CDU/CSU group), Preceded by ...
Hans-Peter Friedrich | |
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Vice President of the Bundestag (on proposal of the CDU/CSU group) | |
In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Johannes Singhammer |
Succeeded by | Yvonne Magwas |
Minister of Food and Agriculture | |
In office 17 December 2013 – 17 February 2014 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Ilse Aigner |
Succeeded by | Christian Schmidt |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 3 March 2011 – 17 December 2013 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Thomas de Maizière |
Succeeded by | Thomas de Maizière |
First Deputy Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag | |
In office 28 October 2009 – 3 March 2011 | |
Leader | Volker Kauder |
Preceded by | Peter Ramsauer |
Succeeded by | Gerda Hasselfeldt |
Member of the Bundestag for Hof | |
Assumed office 17 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Petra Ernstberger |
Member of the Bundestag for Bavaria | |
In office 26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002 | |
Constituency | Party-list proportional representation |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-03-10) 10 March 1957 (age 67) Naila, West Germany |
Political party | Christian Social Union |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Augsburg |
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