Leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria

The Leader of the Christian Social Union (Vorsitzender der Christlich-Sozialen Union) is the most senior political figure within the Christian Social Union in Bavaria. Since 19 January 2019, the office has been held by Markus Söder;[1] who is the 9th leader of the party.

Leader of the Christian Social
Union
Incumbent
Markus Söder
since 19 January 2019
Member ofFederal Executive
Presidium
Inaugural holderJosef Müller
Formation17 December 1945
DeputyKurt Gribl
Angelika Niebler
Dorothee Bär
Manfred Weber
Melanie Huml

The Leader of the Christian Social Union is supported by a General Secretary, which since 2018 has been Markus Blume. Furthermore, the leader is supported by five deputy leaders, which currently are Kurt Gribl, Angelika Niebler, Dorothee Bär, Manfred Weber and Melanie Huml.[2]

Leaders of the Christian Social Union (1945–present)

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A list of the 8 leaders since 1945[3]

Leader
Portrait Took office Left office Chancellor
Josef Müller
  17 December 1945 28 May 1949 Konrad Adenauer
Hans Ehard   28 May 1949 22 January 1955 Konrad Adenauer
Hanns Seidel
  22 January 1955 16 February 1961 Konrad Adenauer
Franz Josef Strauss
  18 March 1961 3 October 1988 Konrad Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Kohl
Theodor Waigel
  16 November 1988 16 January 1999 Helmut Kohl

Gerhard Schröder

Edmund Stoiber
  16 January 1999 29 September 2007 Gerhard Schröder

Angela Merkel

Erwin Huber
  29 September 2007 25 October 2008 Angela Merkel
Horst Seehofer
  25 October 2008 19 January 2019 Angela Merkel
Markus Söder
  19 January 2019 Incumbent Angela Merkel
Olaf Scholz

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Horst Seehofer, MdL – CSU". www.csu.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ^ "Vorstand – CSU". www.csu.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  3. ^ "Die 1940er – CSU". www.csu.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-19.