Matthias_Hauer
Matthias Hauer
German politician
Matthias Hauer (born 18 December 1977) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.[3]
Matthias Hauer | |
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Hauer in 2017 | |
| Bundestag MP | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Petra Hinz, SPD |
| Constituency | district 120 / Essen III [de][1] |
| City Council member | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Constituency | Essen[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-12-18) 18 December 1977 (age 46) Hattingen |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | Ruhr University Bochum |
| Occupation | politician, lawyer (for banking and investments)[2] |
| Website | matthias-hauer.de |
Hauer first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election.[4] He is a member of the Committee on the Digital Agenda (since 2018) and the Finances Committee (since 2013).[5][6]
In addition to his committee assignments, Hauer is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of Central America.
- Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Member of the Administrative Council[7]
- Sparkasse Essen, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Bundesstiftung Magnus Hirschfeld, Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees[8]
In June 2017, Hauer voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of same-sex marriage.[9]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Hauer publicly endorsed Armin Laschet to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[10] For the 2021 national elections, he later supported Laschet as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.[11]
- "Bundestagswahlen". essen.de. Wahlamt Essen. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- Hauer, Matthias. "Biografie". matthias-hauer.de. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "Matthias Hauer | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Matthias Hauer". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "German Bundestag – Digital Agenda". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "German Bundestag – Finance". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Board of Trustees Bundesstiftung Magnus Hirschfeld.
- Wolfgang Kintscher (7 January 2020), Vier von fünf Essener Delegierten für Laschet als CDU-Chef Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- CDU-Mitglieder in Essen haben in der K-Frage einen klaren Favoriten Radio Essen, 12 April 2021.
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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