Christian Schmidt (politician)
Hans Сhristian Friedrich Schmidt (born 26 August 1957) is a German politician serving as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina since August 2021. He is a member of the Christian Social Union.
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Schmidt in 2023 | |||||||||||||
| High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 August 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Valentin Inzko | ||||||||||||
| Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure | |||||||||||||
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| In office 24 October 2017 – 14 March 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alexander Dobrindt | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Andreas Scheuer | ||||||||||||
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | |||||||||||||
| In office 17 February 2014 – 14 March 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hans-Peter Friedrich | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Julia Klöckner | ||||||||||||
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development | |||||||||||||
| In office 17 December 2013 – 17 February 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Minister | Gerd Müller | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gudrun Kopp | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Thomas Silberhorn | ||||||||||||
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence | |||||||||||||
| In office 23 November 2005 – 17 December 2013 | |||||||||||||
| Minister | Franz Josef Jung Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Thomas de Maizière | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Walter Kolbow | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ralf Brauksiepe | ||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1957 Obernzenn, West Germany | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Christian Social Union | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ria Hess (m. 1989) | ||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Erlangen | ||||||||||||
| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||||||||
| Website | christian-schmidt | ||||||||||||
Schmidt served as Minister of Food and Agriculture from 2014 to 2018. He was Parliamentary Secretary of State in the German Federal Ministry of Defence from 2005 to 2013, as well as Parliamentary Secretary of State in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development from December 2013 until February 2014. He was member of the Bundestag for Fürth from 1990 to 2021.
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