Armin Laschet

Armin Laschet

MdB
Armin Laschet; MdB
	Laschet in 2021
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
	In office; 22 January 2021 – 31 January 2022
General Secretary	Paul Ziemiak
Deputy	Jens Spahn; Thomas Strobl; Volker Bouffier; Julia Klöckner; Silvia Breher
Preceded by	Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Succeeded by	Friedrich Merz
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
	In office; 27 June 2017 – 26 October 2021
Deputy	Joachim Stamp
Preceded by	Hannelore Kraft
Succeeded by	Hendrik Wüst
Leader
Other political offices
Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
	In office; 5 December 2012 – 22 January 2021 Serving with Volker Bouffier, Julia Klöckner, Silvia Breher and Thomas Strobl
Leader	Angela Merkel; Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Preceded by	Norbert Röttgen
Succeeded by	Jens Spahn
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in North Rhine-Westphalia
	In office; 20 June 2012 – 23 October 2021
General Secretary	Bodo Löttgen; Josef Hovenjürgen
Deputy	Ralph Brinkhaus; Karl-Josef Laumann; Jan Heinisch; Ina Scharrenbach; Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker
Preceded by	Norbert Röttgen
Succeeded by	Hendrik Wüst
Minister for Generations, Family, Women and Integration of North Rhine-Westphalia
	In office; 22 June 2005 – 15 July 2010
Ministers-President	Jürgen Rüttgers
Preceded by	Birgit Fischer (Health, Social affairs, Women and Family); Ute Schäfer (School, Youth and Children)
Succeeded by	Guntram Schneider (Work, Integration and Social affairs); Ute Schäfer (Family, Children, Youth, Culture and Sport)
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag ; for North Rhine-Westphalia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 October 2021
Preceded by	multi-member district
Constituency	Christian Democratic Union list
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
	In office; 1 June 2017 – 27 October 2021
Preceded by	Daniela Jansen
Succeeded by	Rainer Spiecker
Constituency	Aachen II
	In office; 9 June 2010 – 1 June 2017
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	multi-member district
Constituency	Christian Democratic Union list
Member of the European Parliament ; for Germany
	In office; 20 July 1999 – 29 June 2005
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	Jürgen Zimmerling
Member of the Bundestag ; for Aachen I
	In office; 10 November 1994 – 26 October 1998
Preceded by	Hans Stercken
Succeeded by	Ulla Schmidt
Personal details
Born	18 February 1961 (age 63); Aachen, West Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Spouse(s)	Susanne Malangré; (m. 1985)
Children	3
Residence	Burtscheid
Alma mater	University of Munich; University of Bonn
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Website	Official website; Governmental website;

Armin Laschet (born 18 February 1961) is a German politician. On 16 January 2021, he was elected Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), replacing Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. He was the Minister-president of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 until 2021. He has also been a member of the Bundestag since 2021 and Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2022.

In February 2020, Laschet announced his candidacy for Christian Democratic Union of Germany leader in the 2021 leadership election.^[1] He won the leadership race on 16 January 2021 after beating Friedrich Merz in the second round.

In the 2021 election, the CDU lost 50 seats with many news outlets seeing it as a historical loss. Following the federal election, Laschet claimed personal responsibility for the bad result and resigned as party leader.^[2]

Laschet resigned as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia on 26 October 2021 in order to become a member of the Bundestag.^[3]

Armin Laschet Media

Armin Laschet in Cologne in 2023.
Armin Laschet with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen in 2015, while they were deputy leaders of the CDU

References

↑ The Double-Act That Wants to Take Over Germany. 26 February 2020. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-02-26/the-double-act-that-wants-to-take-over-germany-laschet-and-spahn. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
↑ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Laschet entschuldigt sich für seinen Wahlkampf". n-tv.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
↑ "Laschet legt Amt als Ministerpräsident nieder". Armin Laschets Zeit als Ministerpräsident von Nordrhein-Westfalen geht zu Ende. Der CDU-Chef wechselt als Abgeordneter in den Bundestag. Zunächst bleibt er aber geschäftsführend im Amt. Der Spiegel (online). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[1] The Double-Act That Wants to Take Over Germany. 26 February 2020. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-02-26/the-double-act-that-wants-to-take-over-germany-laschet-and-spahn. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

[2] NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Laschet entschuldigt sich für seinen Wahlkampf". n-tv.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-10-01.

[R.C3.BCcktrittalsMinisterpr.C3.A4sident-3] "Laschet legt Amt als Ministerpräsident nieder". Armin Laschets Zeit als Ministerpräsident von Nordrhein-Westfalen geht zu Ende. Der CDU-Chef wechselt als Abgeordneter in den Bundestag. Zunächst bleibt er aber geschäftsführend im Amt. Der Spiegel (online). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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