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; who is the 9th leader of the party.

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.

Leaders of the Christian Social Union (1945–present) A list of the 8 leaders since 1945

LeaderPortraitTook officeLeft officeChancellorJosef Müller17 December 194528 May 1949Konrad AdenauerHans Ehard28 May 194922 January 1955Konrad AdenauerHanns Seidel22 January 195516 February 1961Konrad AdenauerFranz Josef Strauss18 March 19613 October 1988Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt Helmut KohlTheodor Waigel16 November 198816 January 1999Helmut Kohl Gerhard SchröderEdmund Stoiber16 January 199929 September 2007Gerhard Schröder Angela MerkelErwin Huber29 September 200725 October 2008Angela MerkelHorst Seehofer25 October 200819 January 2019Angela MerkelMarkus Söder19 January 2019IncumbentAngela Merkel Olaf Scholz Friedrich Merz

See also

Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany Christian Democratic Union of Germany Alliance '90/The Greens

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