Hans-Peter Friedrich
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) 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.
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 | 10 March 1957 Naila, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Social Union |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Augsburg |
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