Florian Hahn (born 14 March 1974) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2009. In addition to his work in parliament, Hahn has been serving as

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at the

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in the

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Friedrich Merz Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (; ; born 11November 1955) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022, leading the CDU/CSU ...

since 2025.

Early career

From 2006 until 2009, Hahn worked on

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at defence company

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(KMW) in Munich.

Political career

Hahn joined the

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(JU) in 1989. Hahn first became a member of the Bundestag in the

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. He is a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs and the Defence Committee. In the negotiations to form a ''

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'' of

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's Christian Democrats and the

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(SPD) following the 2013 federal elections, Rachel Hahn was a part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led by

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and

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. In similar negotiations following the 2017 federal elections, he was part of the working group on European affairs, led by

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and Achim Post. He has been the

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's parliamentary group's spokesperson on European affairs (2018-2021) and defense (since 2021). Since 2019, Hahn has been serving as Deputy Secretary General of the CSU, under the leadership of chairman

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. That year, he co-chaired the CSU’s convention in Munich, alongside

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and

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Other activities

Corporate boards

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, Member of the Supervisory Board (2010–2017) * Quantum-Systems, Member of the Advisory Board (–2017)

Non-profit organizations

* European Academy of Bavaria, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Federal Academy for Security Policy The Federal Academy for Security Policy (, BAKS) is the Federal Republic of Germany’s interministerial institution for advanced studies, education and training in security policy in the remit of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It has its seat i ...

(BAKS), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2018) *

Institute for European Politics The Institute for European Politics (IEP; German: ''Institut für Europäische Politik'') is a German foreign and European policy research centre based in Berlin. It is an independent non-governmental organization focused on the research of Euro ...

(IEP), Member of the Board of Trustees *

Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics The Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) is a research institute located in Garching, just north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is one of many scientific research institutes belonging to the Max Planck Society. The MPA is widely consid ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics is part of the Max Planck Society, located in Garching, near Munich, Germany. In 1991 the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics split up into the Max Planck Institute for Extraterr ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees * Munich Aerospace, Member of the Board of Trustees

Political positions

In June 2017, Hahn voted against Germany's introduction of

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 ...

. In a joint letter initiated by

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and Anthony Gonzalez ahead of the

47th G7 summit The 47th G7 summit was held from 11 to 13 June 2021 in Cornwall, England, during the United Kingdom's tenure of the presidency of the Group of Seven (G7), an inter-governmental political forum of seven advanced nations. The participants include ...

in 2021, Hahn joined some 70 legislators from Europe, the US and Japan in calling upon their leaders to take a tough stance on China and to "avoid becoming dependent" on the country for technology including

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and 5G.Stuart Lau (January 25, 2021)
G7 lawmakers tell leaders to ‘stand up’ to China
''

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''.

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Bundestag biography
1974 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Politicians from Munich Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029 {{Germany-CSU-politician-stub