Peter Müller (German politician)
| Peter Müller | |
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Peter Müller
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| Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany | |
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In office 19 December 2011 – 23 September 2023 |
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| Nominated by | CDU |
| Preceded by | Udo Di Fabio |
| Minister President of the Saarland | |
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In office 5 September 1999 – 10 August 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Reinhard Klimmt |
| Succeeded by | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
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25 September 1955 Illingen, Saar Protectorate |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater |
University of Bonn University of Saarbrücken |
| Profession | Jurist |
Peter Aloysius Müller (born 25 September 1955 in Illingen, Saar Protectorate) is a German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 1999 to 2011, he has held the position of Premier (Ministerpräsident) of the state of Saarland, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 2008/09. In December 2011, Müller was elected as judge of German Bundesverfassungsgericht.
After sitting the Abitur (German final exams) in 1974 at the Realgymnasium in Lebach, Müller studied jurisprudence and politics in the Bonn and Saarbrücken. He sat for the two required State Examinations in Law, the first in 1983, and the second in 1986. From then until 1994, he served as a judge at the district court of Saarbrücken, as well as a research fellow for Saarland University.
Müller is a member of the CDU. In 1995, he was elected chairman of the CDU in Saarland. He was also part of the CDU's informal internal grouping, the "Jungen Wilden" (Young Turks), as well as of the "Andenpakt" (Andes Pact).
From 1990, Müller was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (Landtag) of Saarland. From 1994 through 1999, he was the chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in the Assembly, making him the leader of the opposition against the governments of Minister-Presidents Oskar Lafontaine (1990-1998) and Reinhard Klimmt (1998-1999). In this capacity, he publicly spoke out against Angela Merkel and instead endorsed Edmund Stoiber as the party’s candidate to challenge incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the 2002 federal elections.
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