Matthias Hauer (born 18 December 1977) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2013. In addition to his work in parliament, Hauer has been serving as a

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at the Federal Ministry of Research 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.

Political career

Hauer first became a member of the Bundestag in the

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, representing the Essen III district. In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2018–2025) and the Finance Committee (2013–2025). In this capacity, he was the parliament's

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on the

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. In addition to his committee assignments, Hauer is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of Central America. Since 2015, Hauer has been leading the CDU in Essen. In the negotiations to form a ''

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'' between the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian

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) under the leadership of

and the

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following the 2025 German elections, Hauer was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on public finances, led by

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and

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Other activities

Corporate boards

* Stadtwerke Essen, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020) * Sparkasse Essen, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2013)

Non-profit organizations

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(BaFin), Member of the Administrative Council (since 2017) * Bundesstiftung Magnus Hirschfeld, Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (2013–2022)

Political positions

In June 2017, Hauer voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction of

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. Ahead of the Christian Democrats’

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in 2021, Hauer publicly endorsed

Armin Laschet Armin Laschet (; born 18 February 1961) is a German politician who served as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 June 2017 to 26 October 2021. He served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 22 January 2021 t ...

to succeed

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (; Kramp; born 9 August 1962), sometimes referred to by her initials of AKK, is a retired German politician who served as Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany), Minister of Defence from 2019 to 2021 and as Leader of th ...

as the party’s chair. For the 2021 national elections, he later supported Laschet as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed

Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman to have held the office. She was Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and Leade ...

. Following Laschet's resignation and ahead of the Christian Democrats’

in December 2021, he endorsed

Norbert Röttgen Norbert Alois Röttgen (born 2 July 1965) is a German lawyer and politician who served as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2009 to 2012. A member of t ...

.Wolfgang Kintscher (6 December 2021)
Trotz Unbehagen: Essens OB Kufen wirbt für Merz als CDU-Chef
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''.

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Bundestag biography
1977 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029 {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub