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Volker Kauder
German lawyer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volker Kauder (born 3 September 1949) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as parliamentary group leader of the ruling CDU/CSU faction in the German Bundestag from 2005 to 2018,[1] during which he was frequently referred to as the "right hand" of Chancellor Angela Merkel.[2]
Quick Facts Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag, First Deputy ...
Volker Kauder | |
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![]() Kauder in 2015 | |
Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
In office 21 November 2005 – 25 September 2018 | |
First Deputy | Peter Ramsauer Hans-Peter Friedrich Gerda Hasselfeldt Alexander Dobrindt |
Chief Whip | Norbert Röttgen Peter Altmaier Michael Grosse-Brömer |
Preceded by | Angela Merkel |
Succeeded by | Ralph Brinkhaus |
General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union | |
In office 22 December 2004 – 5 December 2005 | |
Leader | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Laurenz Meyer |
Succeeded by | Ronald Pofalla |
Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
In office 17 October 2002 – 25 January 2005 | |
Leader | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Hans-Peter Repnik |
Succeeded by | Norbert Röttgen |
Member of the Bundestag for Rottweil – Tuttlingen | |
In office 20 December 1990 – 26 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Franz Sauter |
Succeeded by | Maria-Lena Weiss |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-09-03) 3 September 1949 (age 74) Hoffenheim, West Germany |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Spouse | Elisabeth Biechele |
Education | University of Freiburg |
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