Thomas Strobl
| Thomas Strobl | |
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| Baden-Württemberg State Minister of the Interior | |
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Assumed office 2016 |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
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In office 1998 – 2016 |
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17 March 1960 Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Schäuble |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Thomas Strobl (born 17 March 1960 in Heilbronn) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. Since 1998 he has been a member of the German Bundestag. In 2011 he was elected chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg, succeeding Stefan Mappus. In 2012 he was elected one of five vice federal chairmen of the CDU party in Germany.
Strobl grew up in Heilbronn. After high school diploma he studied law at Heidelberg University. In 1985 he completed the first, and after postgraduate studies in Speyer in 1988 the second state examination in Heidelberg. He then was a research fellow at Heidelberg University and from 1992 to 1996 a Parliamentary Advisor at the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Since 1996 he has worked as a lawyer.
Strobl first became of a Member of the German Bundestag in the 1998 national elections. From 1998 to 2009, he served on the Committee for the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure, which he chaired from 2005. Between 2009 and 2013, he was also a member of the parliament’s Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigning committee chairpersons based on party representation. From 2009, he also led the Bundestag group of CDU parliamentarians from Baden-Württemberg, one of the largest delegations within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.
At state level, Strobl served as Secretary General of the CDU Baden-Württemberg from 2005 to 2011, under party chairmen Günther Oettinger (2005-2009) and Stefan Mappus (2009-2011). In this capacity, he participated in the coalition talks with both the liberal Free Democratic Party and the Green Party following the 2006 state elections and managed the CDU election camapaign in 2011.
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