Horst Seehofer

Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born 4 July 1949 in Ingolstadt) is a German conservative politician (CSU). He was the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 and the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection from 2005 to 2008. In October 2008 he became chairman of the CSU and Minister-President of Bavaria. In 2011/12 he served as President of the Bundesrat.^[1]

Horst Seehofer
Seehofer in 2012
Federal Minister of the Interior, Building and Community
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Thomas de Maizière (Interior)
Succeeded by	Nancy Faeser (Interior and Community) Klara Geywitz (Housing, Urban Development and Building)
Leader of the Christian Social Union
In office 25 October 2008 – 19 January 2019
General Secretary	Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Alexander Dobrindt Andreas Scheuer Markus Blume
Preceded by	Erwin Huber
Succeeded by	Markus Söder
Head of State of Germany
Acting
In office 17 February 2012 – 18 March 2012
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Christian Wulff
Succeeded by	Joachim Gauck
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 2011 – 31 October 2012
Preceded by	Hannelore Kraft
Succeeded by	Winfried Kretschmann
Minister President of Bavaria
In office 27 October 2008 – 13 March 2018
Deputy	Martin Zeil Ilse Aigner
Preceded by	Günther Beckstein
Succeeded by	Markus Söder
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
In office 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2008
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Renate Künast
Succeeded by	Ilse Aigner
Federal Minister of Health
In office 6 May 1992 – 26 October 1998
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Gerda Hasselfeldt
Succeeded by	Andrea Fischer
Member of the Bundestag for Ingolstadt
In office 4 November 1980 – 27 October 2008
Preceded by	Karl Heinz Gierenstein
Succeeded by	Reinhard Brandl
Member of the Landtag of Bavaria for Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
In office 7 October 2013 – 30 April 2018
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Matthias Enghuber
Personal details
Born	Horst Lorenz Seehofer (1949-07-04) 4 July 1949 (age 76) Ingolstadt, Bavaria, West Germany
Political party	Christian Social Union
Spouse(s)	Karin Seehofer
Children	4
Signature
Website	Official website