Erwin Huber (born 26 July 1946) is a German politician. He was chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) from 2007 to 2008.
Erwin Huber | |
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 Huber in 2012 | |
| Leader of the Christian Social Union | |
| In office 29 September 2007 – 25 October 2008 | |
| General Secretary | Christine Haderthauer |
| Preceded by | Edmund Stoiber |
| Succeeded by | Horst Seehofer |
| Minister of Finance of Bavaria | |
| In office 16 October 2007 – 27 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Günther Beckstein |
| Preceded by | Kurt Faltlhauser |
| Succeeded by | Georg Fahrenschon |
| In office 15 November 1995 – 6 October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Edmund Stoiber |
| Preceded by | Georg Freiherr von Waldenfels |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Faltlhauser |
| Minister of Economics, Energy and Technology of Bavaria | |
| In office 29 November 2005 – 15 October 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Edmund Stoiber |
| Preceded by | Otto Wiesheu |
| Succeeded by | Emilia Müller |
| Chief of the Bavarian State Chancellery | |
| In office 6 October 1998 – 29 November 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Edmund Stoiber |
| Preceded by | Kurt Faltlhauser |
| Succeeded by | Eberhard Sinner |
| General Secretary of the Christian Social Union | |
| In office 12 September 1988 – 12 December 1994 | |
| Leader | Franz Josef Strauß Theo Waigel |
| Preceded by | Gerold Tandler |
| Succeeded by | Bernd Protzner |
| Member of the Landtag of Bavaria for Dingolfing | |
| In office 27 October 1974 – 14 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Petra Loibl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1943 Hersbruck, Germany |
| Political party | CSU |
| Spouse | Marga Beckstein |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life
editErwin Huber was born in Reisbach in the district of Dingolfing-Landau, Bavaria. He attended elementary school in Reisbach and a secondary modern in Dingolfing. His first professional job was at the Bavarian administration of the finances in 1963. After several jobs in the financial sector, he entered the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance in 1970. During this period he studied Economics at the University of Munich.[1]
Political career
editHuber was elected to the Landtag of Bavaria in 1978 and from 1988 to 1994 was Secretary-General of the Christian Social Union. He entered the Bavarian state government in 1994 and has served as Director of the Bavarian State Chancellery (1993–1994 and 1998–2005), Minister of State for Finance (1994–1998) and Minister of State for Federal Matters and Administrative Reform (2003–2005). In 2005, he was appointed as Bavarian Minister of State for Economics, Transport and Technology,[2] a post he held until 2007 when he was once again appointed Minister of State for Finances.
In September 2007, he was elected chairman of his party.[3] Huber, a loyalist of outgoing chairman Edmund Stoiber, received 58% of the vote, defeating the Federal Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer, who received 39% of the vote,[4] and party rebel Gabriele Pauli, who gained roughly 3%.
Two days after the state elections of 2008, in which the CSU received only 43,4% of the vote (down from 60,7% in the state elections of 2003), Huber announced his resignation.[5] He was succeeded by Horst Seehofer.
Personal life
editErwin Huber is a Roman Catholic and is married with two children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Erwin Huber". Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ^ "Staatsminister Erwin Huber" (in German). Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ^ Conservative Bavarian Party Picks New Leader
- ^ Huber Elected as New Party Leader by Merkel's Allies
- ^ "Bavaria's CSU leader quits after election blow". Reuters. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
External links
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Media related to Erwin Huber at Wikimedia Commons- Official site (in German)
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