Reiner Haseloff
| Reiner Haseloff | |
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| Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt | |
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Assumed office 19 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Böhmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 February 1954 Bülzig, East Germany |
| Nationality |
 Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater |
Dresden University of Technology Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website |
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Reiner Haseloff (born February 19, 1954 in Bülzig, Kreis Wittenberg, Bezirk Halle) is a German politician (CDU) and since April 19, 2011, he is the 6th Minister President of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.[1] A scientist like Chancellor Angela Merkel, he is widely considered as one of her closest party allies.[2]
Political career
From 2002 to 2006, Haseloff served as State Secretary at the State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour under minister Horst Rehberger in the first cabinet of Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer. In 2006, he succeeded Rehberger and became a member of Böhmer’s second cabinet.
Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, 2011–present
When Böhmer announced his resignation ahead of the 2011 state elections, Haseloff was the candidate of the CDU. He had already gained national attention by proposing that unemployed people who had no job prospects work for the public interest, a plan that since then has been adopted in a number of federal states.[3]
In the 2016 state elections, Haseloff was able to keep power in Saxony-Anhalt, with his CDU taking approximately 29 percent of the vote[4] and thereby remaining the largest party the state parliament.[5] Following the elections, Saxony-Anhalt became the first of the German states to be governed by a triple coalition of CDU, SPD and the Green Party.
Role in national politics
Haseloff has been part of the CDU’s national leadership team around chairwoman Angela Merkel since 2008. He served as a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2009, 2010 and 2012. In the negotiations to form a so-called Grand Coalition under Chancellor Merkel following the 2013 federal elections, he was part of the CDU/CSU delegation’s leadership team.
As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, Haseloff serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Other activities
- Deutsches Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Committee for the preparation of the Reformation anniversary 2017, Member of the Board of Trustees
- European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN), President (2006-2011)
- International Building Exhibition (IBA) Urban Redevelopment 2010, Member of the Board of Trustees[6]
Recognition
- 2003 – Order of the Holy Sepulchre
References
- ↑ "Haseloff übernimmt das Amt des Ministerpräsidenten". Der Tagesspiegel. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ Stefan Nicola (October 2, 2014), Battery Storage Targeted by German State That Built Solar Bloomberg Business.
- ↑ Lutz, Martin; Uwe Müller (3 February 2011). ""Es geht nicht um Schuhgrößen". Ein gewagter Schritt: Reiner Haseloff will in Sachsen-Anhalt Landesvater Böhmer nachfolgen". Die Welt. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ Janosch Delcker (March 13, 2016), Angela Merkel’s conservatives lose two major regional elections Politico Europe.
- ↑ Philip Oltermann (March 14, 2016), Germany 'won't change policy' after gains for anti-refugee AfD party The Guardian.
- ↑ Board of Trustees International Building Exhibition (IBA) Urban Redevelopment 2010.
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| Preceded by Wolfgang Böhmer |
Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt 2011 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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