Guido Wolf (born 28 September 1961) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. Since 2006 he is an MP of the

Landtag of Baden-Württemberg The Landtag of Baden-Württemberg is the diet (assembly), diet of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It convenes in Stuttgart and currently consists of 154 members of five political parties. The majority before the 2021 Baden-Württemberg ...

. In 2015 he was elected faction leader of the

CDU Baden-Württemberg The CDU Baden-Württemberg (CDU BW or CDU BaWü) is the political party with the most members in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and the second largest state party (in German, ''Landespartei'' or ''Landesverband'') of the Christian Democrati ...

and leading candidate for the

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s. On 15 March 2016 he was re-elected as parliamentary group leader. Wolf also was county councillor (

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) from 2003 to 2011 in the district of Tuttlingen. From 2011 to 2015 he was president of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.Wolf, Guido - Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
/ref> Since May 2016, Wolf is Minister of Justice and European Affairs in Baden-Württemberg in the

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Education and early career

Wolf was born and raised in

Weingarten Weingarten may refer to: Places * Weingarten, Württemberg, Germany, a town ** Weingarten Abbey * Weingarten (Baden), Germany, a municipality * Weingarten, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a municipality * Weingarten, Thuringia, Germany, a village an ...

. After receiving his high school diploma in

Ravensburg Ravensburg ( or ; Swabian: ''Raveschburg'') is a city in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and ...

he studied law at the

University of Konstanz The University of Konstanz () is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's southernmost university and is ...

. Upon completing his traineeship at the regional court district Ravensburg, the county councillor's office in Ravensburg and the Regierungspräsidium (Administrative Council)

Tübingen Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...

, he underwent a specialization program in "Management and Finance" at Konstanz University. In 1988 he took his second state examination. Upon completing his legal education, Wolf worked at the district office of

Tuttlingen Tuttlingen (; Alemannic: ''Duttlinga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Tuttlingen. Nendingen, ''Möhringen'' and ''Eßlingen'' are three former municipalities that belong to Tuttlingen. Tuttlingen is located in Swabia ...

as Councillor for Public Safety, Order and Traffic until 1991. He was then employed until 1993 as a personal assistant and office manager for Baden-Württemberg's Transport Minister

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. During the following two years he served as a judge at the administrative court in

Sigmaringen Sigmaringen ( Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaringen, ...

. From 1994 until October 1996 he worked as a Head of Unit in the policy department of the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry.

Political career

In November 1996 Wolf was elected mayor of

Nürtingen Nürtingen (; ) is a town on the river Neckar in the district of Esslingen (district), Esslingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. History The following events occurred, by year: *1046: First mention of ''Niuritingin'' in ...

. In 2003 he was elected county councillor in the district of Tuttlingen. Three years later he was elected to the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg in 2006 and re-elected 2011. In the same year he was also chosen to be president of the Landtag. In December 2014 he succeeded

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as faction leader of the CDU in the Landtag and was elected in January 2015. At the same time, the CDU's state party convention nominated him as its leading candidate for the

s. During his campaign Wolf demanded daily refugee quotas and border centers for migrants in a joint statement with CDU

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's frontrunner

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in February 2016. According to their proposal, no one should be allowed to enter Germany without a reason for asylum or a protection status. Thereby, the statement increased pressure on

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in the

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. Eventually, the

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rejected the proposal. On 15 March 2016, after the CDU's historic defeat in the state election, Wolf was re-elected as leader of the parliamentary group, even though his party only garnered 27 percent of the popular vote. This was criticized by several CDU state politicians and county chapters, who accused Wolf of "arrogant" behavior, because he did not step down after his defeat. In May 2016, Wolf was appointed State Minister of Justice and European Affairs in the government of Minister-President

Winfried Kretschmann Winfried Kretschmann (; born 17 May 1948) is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg since 2011. A member of the Alliance '90/Greens, he was President of the Bundesrat and ''ex officio'' deputy to the President o ...

of Baden-Württemberg. As one of the state’s representatives at the Bundesrat, he has been serving as chairman of the Committee on European Affairs since October 2016. In the negotiations to form another

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under Kretschmann's leadership following the 2021 state elections, Wolf was a member of the working group on European and international affairs, co-chaired by Theresa Schopper and

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Other activities

Corporate boards

* L-Bank, Member of the Advisory Board * Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-Württemberg, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Non-profits

* Academy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Member of the Board of Trustees oard of Trustees Academy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. * Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees * Theater Lindenhof, Member of the Board of Trustees

References

External links

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