Martin Zeil (born 28 April 1956) is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Early life and education

Zeil studied law at

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: link=no, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of ...

. From 1984 until 2008, he worked as lawyer with

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Hauck & Aufhäuser Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG is a private bank based in Frankfurt am Main. Hauck & Aufhäuser also maintains offices in Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, London, Luxembourg, Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China) and focuses on the advis ...

Political career

From 2005 to 2008 Zeil was member of German

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, where he served on the Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology. He was his parliamentary group's spokesperson for antitrust law. From 2008 to 2013 Zeil was member of

Landtag of Bavaria The Landtag of Bavaria, officially known in English as the Bavarian State Parliament, is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum in Munich. Elections to the Landtag are held ever ...

. In the negotiations to form a coalition government under

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following the 2009 federal elections on the national level, he was a member of the working group on economic affairs and energy, led by Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Rainer Brüderle. Zeil was a FDP delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the

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2009, 2010 and 2012. In

Cabinet Seehofer I The Cabinet Seehofer I was the state government of the German state of Bavaria from 30 October 2008 to 10 October 2013. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Horst Seehofer and was formed by a coalition of the Christian Social Union and ...

Zeil served as Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology.

Life after politics

Since leaving active politics, Zeil has been working with Munich-based law firm SLB Kloepper Rechtsanwälte. Ahead of the 2023 state elections, he sought his party’s nomination for the Munich South district but ultimately lost against Marco Deutsch in an internal vote.

Other activities

* Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2013) * BayernLB, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2013) * LfA Förderbank Bayern, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2013) * ZDF, Member of the Television Board (2008-2013)

Recognition

* 2013 –

Order of the Star of Italy The Order of the Star of Italy ( it, Ordine della Stella d'Italia ) is an Italian order of chivalry that was founded in 2011. The order was reformed from the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by the 11th President of Italy, Giorgio Napo ...

Ministerpräsident Weil erhält hohen Orden der Italienischen Republik
State Chancellery of Lower Saxony, press release of 12 January 2015.

Personal life

Zeil is married with Barbara Daumiller-Zeil and has three children.

External links

Website by Martin Zeil

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160213040153/http://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/politik/radiowelt/ex-wirtschaftsminister-zeil-was-macht-er-heute-100.html Bayrischer Rundfunk: Was wurde aus Martin Zeil ?

References

20th-century German lawyers Ministers of the Bavaria State Government Members of the Landtag of Bavaria Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria 1956 births Politicians from Munich Living people Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) {{Germany-FDP-politician-stub