Erwin Teufel (born 4 September 1939 in Zimmern ob Rottweil) is a German politician of the CDU.
Political career Teufel was the leader of the CDU parliamentary group in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from 1978 to 1991.
Teufel was Minister President of Baden-Württemberg and chairman of the CDU state party group from 1991 to 2005, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1996/97.
During his time in office, Teufel agreed with President Boris Yeltsin on a series of economic and technical cooperation agreements with Russia, including a high-level joint commission to oversee several institutes in Russia where business administrators, agronomists and scientists will be trained, and also direct a variety of exchange programs.Stephen Kinzer (24 November 1991), Yeltsin Says Lost Czarist Treasure Is Traced The New York Times Among other projects, Teufel oversaw the merger of two regional utilities to form EnBW in 1997 as well as the creation of regional public broadcasting corporation Südwestrundfunk (SWR) in 1998.
On the European level, Teufel represented Baden-Württemberg on the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) from 1994.Regions bitter at being pushed to the sidelines European Voice, 16 October 1996. Between 2002 and 2003, he also represented Germany's federal states in the Convention on the Future of Europe.Giscard 'Non' to Prodi's terms for head-to-head European Voice, 14 May 2003.
Teufel endorsed Edmund Stoiber instead of Angela Merkel as their parties' candidate to challenge incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the 2002 federal elections.Hartmut Palmer (21 January 2002), Die Stehauffrau Der Spiegel.
In October 2004, Teufel announced that he was to step down as minister-president and chairman of the Baden-Württemberg CDU, effective 19 April 2005. Günther Oettinger was elected as his successor by CDU internal party pre-elections. His referendum win – with 60.6 percent of the vote versus 39.4 percent for State Education Minister Annette Schavan – was widely seen at the time as a defeat for Teufel, who had promoted Schavan as his preferred successor.
He did resign on 19 April 2005, effecting the memorable line in German short news: "Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI. Teufel [German: Devil] resigned."
Life after politics Corporate boards Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), member of the advisory board2015 Annual Report Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW). KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2002–2007)2001 Annual Report KfW.2007 Annual Report KfW.
Non-profit organizations Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands (CJD), honorary member of the board of trustees Christival, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Christival. donum vitae, member of the board of trustees (since 2001)Donum vitae gründet Stiftung Die Tageszeitung, 18 May 2001.Board of Trustees donum vitae. International Hugo Wolf Academy, deputy chairman of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees International Hugo Wolf Academy. Karl Schlecht Foundation, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Karl Schlecht Foundation. Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Member of the Honorary SenateHonorary Senate Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology (FIIT) at the Heidelberg University, member of the advisory boardAdvisory Board Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology (FIIT) at the Heidelberg University. University of Freiburg, member of the advisory boardAdvisory Board University of Freiburg. University of Tübingen, honorary senatorHonorary Senators University of Tübingen. Franco-German Institute, president Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma. German Ethics Council, member (2008–2012)Members German Ethics Council. Jerusalem Foundation Germany, president (1993–2006) Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), member (1983–2008)
Teufel is an honorary member of A.V. Cheruskia Tübingen, a Catholic student fraternity which is a member of the Cartellverband.
Personal life Teufel is married with Edeltraud and has four children.Erwin Teufel on Landeszentrale politische BildungBadische Zeitung: Erwin TeufelNewspaper Handelsblatt: Erwin Teufel
Publications Maß & Mitte – Mut zu einfachen Wahrheiten, Johannis-Verlag Lahr 2006, . Ehe alles zu spät ist: Kirchliche Verzagtheit und christliche Sprengkraft, Herder Verlag, Freiburg u.a. 2013, .
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