Thomas Goppel (born 30 April 1947 in

Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg (; South Franconian: ''Aschebersch'') is a town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is its administrative seat. Aschaffenburg belonged to the Archbishopric ...

, Lower Franconia,

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) is a German

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and party member of the CSU party. Goppel was member of the

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from 1974 to 2018. He is the son of the former

n Minister President Alfons Goppel and was a member of the Bavarian State Government from 1986 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2008.Thomas Goppel

, in German Amongst others, Goppel served as State Minister for Federal and European Affairs (1990-1994), as State Minister for Regional Development and Environment (1994-1998), as well as State Minister for Science, Research, and Arts (2003-2008). From 1998 to 2003, Goppel was Secretary General of the CSU party. Goppel is a cousin of

Konrad Zdarsa Konrad Zdarsa (born 7 June 1944) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Görlitz from 2007 till 2010, when he became bishop of Augsburg. He retired from the Augsburg see on 4 July 2019. Family Origins Konrad Zdarsa ...

, the bishop of the Augsburg Diocese. Goppel is married.

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1947 births Living people Ministers of the Bavaria State Government Christian Social Union in Bavaria politicians Members of the Landtag of Bavaria Politicians from Bavaria People from Aschaffenburg {{Germany-CSU-politician-stub