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Christian Baldauf
Christian Baldauf (born 9 August 1967 in Frankenthal) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served as a member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2001 to 2026, where he was the leader of the CDU parliamentary group from 2006 2011 and again from 2018 to 2023, making him the leader of the opposition.
Baldauf has been a member of the CDU federal executive committee since November 2006. In November 2019, he was elected as the CDU's top candidate in Rhineland-Palatinate for the 2021 state elections.
Baldauf grew up together with a sister in Frankenthal. After graduating from the Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium in Frankenthal in 1986, he did his military service in Montabaur until 1987, first with the long-distance scouts and later with the topographers. Baldauf then studied law and administration in Mannheim and Heidelberg. In 1991 he passed his 1st State Law Examination and in 1994 his 2nd State Law Examination. During his legal clerkship, he worked at the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer, in Neustadt at the then district government, at the court in Frankenthal, at the Higher Regional Court in Zweibrücken, and in a law firm in Frankenthal.
From 1993 to 1994, Baldauf worked as a research assistant to Maria Böhmer, a member of the German Bundestag. In 1995, he joined the law firm Menzel and Kroll in Frankenthal as a specialist attorney for labor and employment law. In 1999, he became a partner in the Frankenthal law firm Walter, Baldauf, Theobald Rechtsanwälte.
Baldauf was inspired by the political turnaround proclaimed by Helmut Kohl and has been a member of the CDU since 1983. From 1992 to 1996, he led the Young Union in the Frankenthal district association as chairman. From 1999 to 2007, he was chairman of the Frankenthal CDU district association. His successor was Sonja Schönherr.
Baldauf has been a member of the Frankenthal city council since 1994 and deputy chairman of the CDU council faction since 2002.
Baldauf was a member of the federal assemblies in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2017. In the run-up to the 16th federal assembly in 2017, he announced that he would not vote for Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Baldauf was elected state chairman of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2006. In September 2008, he was confirmed in office with 98.3%. In the course of the 2011 state elections, Baldauf relinquished the state chairmanship in 2010 in favor of Julia Klöckner, who was the top candidate for the 2011 state elections. He has been deputy state chairman since then.
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Christian Baldauf
Christian Baldauf (born 9 August 1967 in Frankenthal) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served as a member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2001 to 2026, where he was the leader of the CDU parliamentary group from 2006 2011 and again from 2018 to 2023, making him the leader of the opposition.
Baldauf has been a member of the CDU federal executive committee since November 2006. In November 2019, he was elected as the CDU's top candidate in Rhineland-Palatinate for the 2021 state elections.
Baldauf grew up together with a sister in Frankenthal. After graduating from the Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium in Frankenthal in 1986, he did his military service in Montabaur until 1987, first with the long-distance scouts and later with the topographers. Baldauf then studied law and administration in Mannheim and Heidelberg. In 1991 he passed his 1st State Law Examination and in 1994 his 2nd State Law Examination. During his legal clerkship, he worked at the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer, in Neustadt at the then district government, at the court in Frankenthal, at the Higher Regional Court in Zweibrücken, and in a law firm in Frankenthal.
From 1993 to 1994, Baldauf worked as a research assistant to Maria Böhmer, a member of the German Bundestag. In 1995, he joined the law firm Menzel and Kroll in Frankenthal as a specialist attorney for labor and employment law. In 1999, he became a partner in the Frankenthal law firm Walter, Baldauf, Theobald Rechtsanwälte.
Baldauf was inspired by the political turnaround proclaimed by Helmut Kohl and has been a member of the CDU since 1983. From 1992 to 1996, he led the Young Union in the Frankenthal district association as chairman. From 1999 to 2007, he was chairman of the Frankenthal CDU district association. His successor was Sonja Schönherr.
Baldauf has been a member of the Frankenthal city council since 1994 and deputy chairman of the CDU council faction since 2002.
Baldauf was a member of the federal assemblies in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2017. In the run-up to the 16th federal assembly in 2017, he announced that he would not vote for Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Baldauf was elected state chairman of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2006. In September 2008, he was confirmed in office with 98.3%. In the course of the 2011 state elections, Baldauf relinquished the state chairmanship in 2010 in favor of Julia Klöckner, who was the top candidate for the 2011 state elections. He has been deputy state chairman since then.
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