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Alexander Dobrindt
MdB
Alexander Dobrindt MdB
	Dobrindt in 2023
Chairman of the CSU Parliamentary Group and First Deputy Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 October 2017
Leader	Volker Kauder; Ralph Brinkhaus; Friedrich Merz
Preceded by	Gerda Hasselfeldt
Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
	In office; 17 December 2013 – 24 October 2017
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Peter Ramsauer
Succeeded by	Christian Schmidt (acting)
General Secretary of the Christian Social Union
	In office; 9 February 2009 – 15 December 2013
Leader	Horst Seehofer
Preceded by	Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Succeeded by	Andreas Scheuer
Member of the Bundestag ; for Weilheim
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 October 2002
Preceded by	Michaela Geiger
Personal details
Born	7 June 1970 (age 54); Peißenberg, Bavaria, Germany
Political party	CSU
Alma mater	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Website	alexander-dobrindt.de

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Alexander Dobrindt (born 7 June 1970) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He is the Chairman of the CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag since 2017. Between 2013 and 2017, he served as Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Previously, he was the Secretary General of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria under the leadership of party chairman Horst Seehofer from 2009.

Early life

Dobrindt was born in Peißenberg, Bavaria. He graduated from the Weilheim Highschool in 1989 and continued his studies in the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich finishing with a Master of Arts in Sociology in 1995.

After obtaining his degree, Dobrindt worked at an engineering company as a Financial Director from 1996 to 2001 and as a Managing Director from 2001 to 2005.

Political career

Dobrindt joined the Junge Union (Junior party of the C.S.U.) in 1986 and 4 years later the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He has been a member of the German National Parliament (Bundestag) since the 2002 federal elections when he won the direct mandate in the Parliamentary Constituency of Weilheim with 59.4 percent of the votes.^[1] Since 2009, he serves as the District-Chairman of the CSU in Weilheim-Schongau.

In parliament, Dobrindt served as a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology between 2005 and 2009. In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2013 elections, he was part of the 15-member leadership circle chaired by Merkel, Seehofer and Sigmar Gabriel.

In his capacity as minister, Dobrindt introduced a controversial road toll which forces foreign car drivers to pay up to 130 euros a year for using Germany's Autobahn motorways;^[2] the toll was a pet project of his CSU party. He was also in charge of drafting the government's plan to spend almost 270 billion euros (£226.48 billion) to repair and build new roads, railway lines and waterways between 2017 and 2030.^[3]

From late 2016, Dobrindt was a member of the German government's cabinet committee on Brexit at which ministers discuss organizational and structural issues related to the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.^[4]^[5]

Following the 2017 elections, Dobrindt succeeded Gerda Hasselfeldt as head of the Bundestag group of CSU parliamentarians. He leads the joint CDU/CSU group together with his co-chair, CDU Chairman Friedrich Merz.

Other activities

Corporate boards

KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2014-2017)

Non-profit organizations

ZDF, Member of the Television Board (2009-2014)
Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, Member of the Advisory Board^[6]
Deutsches Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees^[7]

Political positions

In 2013, Dobrindt called LGBT people a "shrill minority" which adopted an odd lifestyle.^[8] In June 2017, he voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.^[9]

Personal life

Dobrindt is a Roman Catholic, was married in Torri del Benaco, Italy in 2009, and has one son.^[10]

References

^ Bundestag Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Markus Wacket and Michael Nienaber (October 30, 2014), Germany's new road toll to cost foreign drivers up to 130 euros Reuters.
^ Markus Wacket (August 3, 2016), Germany to spend 270 billion euros to fix roads, railways, waterways Reuters.
^ Joseph Nasr (January 13, 2017), Merkel to chair first Brexit committee meeting next week Reuters.
^ Readout of the government's press conference on 13 January 2017 Federal Press Office.
^ Board of Trustees and Advisory Board Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing.
^ Board of Trustees Deutsches Museum.
^ Dobrindt nennt Homosexuelle eine schrille Minderheit
^ Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.
^ Dobrindt hat geheiratet Münchner Merkur, April 23, 2009.

External links

Official Website of M.P. Alexander Dobrindt (in German)
M.P.Alexander Dobrindt in the Official Website of the German Parliament (in German)
Interview of M.P. Alexander Dobrindt in Abendblatt (in German)
Alexander Dobrindt at IMDb

[1] Bundestag Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Markus Wacket and Michael Nienaber (October 30, 2014), Germany's new road toll to cost foreign drivers up to 130 euros Reuters.

[3] Markus Wacket (August 3, 2016), Germany to spend 270 billion euros to fix roads, railways, waterways Reuters.

[4] Joseph Nasr (January 13, 2017), Merkel to chair first Brexit committee meeting next week Reuters.

[5] Readout of the government's press conference on 13 January 2017 Federal Press Office.

[6] Board of Trustees and Advisory Board Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing.

[7] Board of Trustees Deutsches Museum.

[8] Dobrindt nennt Homosexuelle eine schrille Minderheit

[9] Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle Die Welt, June 30, 2017.

[10] Dobrindt hat geheiratet Münchner Merkur, April 23, 2009.

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+| leader              = [[Volker Kauder]]<br />[[Ralph Brinkhaus]]<br />[[Friedrich Merz]]
-''' Alexander Dobrindt ''' (born 7 June 1970) is a [[Germany|German]] [[politician]] of the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]] (CSU). Between 2013 and 2017, he served as [[Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure|Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure]] in the government of [[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] [[Angela Merkel]]. Previously, he was the Secretary General of the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]] under the leadership of party chairman [[Horst Seehofer]] from 2009.
+| office1             = [[Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure|Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure]]
+| term_start1         = 17 December 2013
+| term_end1           = 24 October 2017
+| chancellor1         = [[Angela Merkel]]
+| predecessor1        = [[Peter Ramsauer]]
+| successor1          = [[Christian Schmidt (politician)|Christian Schmidt]] <small>(acting)</small>
+| office2             = General Secretary of the [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christian Social Union]]
+| term_start2         = 9 February 2009
+| term_end2           = 15 December 2013
+| leader2             = [[Horst Seehofer]]
+| predecessor2        = [[Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg]]
+| successor2          = [[Andreas Scheuer]]
+| office3             = Member of the [[Bundestag]] <br /> for [[Weilheim (electoral district)|Weilheim]]
+| term_start3         = [[2002 German federal election|17 October 2002]]
+| predecessor3        = Michaela Geiger
+}}
+''' Alexander Dobrindt ''' (born 7 June 1970) is a German [[politician]] of the [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]] (CSU). He is the Chairman of the CSU Parliamentary Group in the [[German Bundestag]] since 2017. Between 2013 and 2017, he served as [[Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure|Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure]] in the government of [[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] [[Angela Merkel]]. Previously, he was the Secretary General of the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]] under the leadership of party chairman [[Horst Seehofer]] from 2009.
 ==Early life==
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 ==Political career==
 Dobrindt joined the [[Junge Union]] (Junior party of the C.S.U.) in 1986 and 4 years later the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]].
-He has been a member of the German National Parliament ([[Bundestag]]) since the [[German federal election, 2002|2002 federal elections]] when he won the direct mandate in the Parliamentary Constituency of [[Weilheim in Oberbayern|Weilheim]] with 59.4 percent of the votes.<ref>[http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/D/dobrial0.html Bundestag] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904123606/http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/D/dobrial0.html |date=2009-09-04 }}</ref> Since 2009, he serves as the District-Chairman of the CSU in Weilheim-Schongau.
+He has been a member of the German National Parliament ([[Bundestag]]) since the [[2002 German federal election|2002 federal elections]] when he won the direct mandate in the Parliamentary Constituency of [[Weilheim in Oberbayern|Weilheim]] with 59.4 percent of the votes.<ref>[http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/D/dobrial0.html Bundestag] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904123606/http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/D/dobrial0.html |date=2009-09-04 }}</ref> Since 2009, he serves as the District-Chairman of the CSU in Weilheim-Schongau.
-In parliament, Dobrindt served as a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology between 2005 and 2009. In the negotiations to form a [[coalition government]] following the [[German federal election, 2013|2013 elections]], he was part of the 15-member leadership circle chaired by Merkel, Seehofer and [[Sigmar Gabriel]].
+In parliament, Dobrindt served as a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology between 2005 and 2009. In the negotiations to form a [[coalition government]] following the [[2013 German federal election|2013 elections]], he was part of the 15-member leadership circle chaired by Merkel, Seehofer and [[Sigmar Gabriel]].
-In his capacity as minister, Dobrindt introduced a controversial road toll which forces foreign car drivers to pay up to 130 euros a year for using Germany's [[Autobahn]] motorways;<ref>Markus Wacket and Michael Nienaber (October 30, 2014), [http://uk.reuters.com/article/germany-politics-toll-idUKL5N0SP50J20141030 Germany's new road toll to cost foreign drivers up to 130 euros] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> the toll was a pet project of his CSU party. He was also in charge of drafting the government's plan to spend almost 270 billion euros (£226.48 billion) to repair and build new roads, railway lines and waterways between 2017 and 2030.<ref>Markus Wacket (August 3, 2016), [http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-investment-idUKKCN10E129 Germany to spend 270 billion euros to fix roads, railways, waterways] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
+In his capacity as minister, Dobrindt introduced a controversial road toll which forces foreign car drivers to pay up to 130 euros a year for using Germany's [[Autobahn]] motorways;<ref>Markus Wacket and Michael Nienaber (October 30, 2014), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160818232348/http://uk.reuters.com/article/germany-politics-toll-idUKL5N0SP50J20141030 Germany's new road toll to cost foreign drivers up to 130 euros] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> the toll was a pet project of his CSU party. He was also in charge of drafting the government's plan to spend almost 270 billion euros (£226.48 billion) to repair and build new roads, railway lines and waterways between 2017 and 2030.<ref>Markus Wacket (August 3, 2016), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160805003956/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-investment-idUKKCN10E129 Germany to spend 270 billion euros to fix roads, railways, waterways] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
 From late 2016, Dobrindt was a member of the German government's cabinet committee on [[Brexit]] at which ministers discuss organizational and structural issues related to the [[United Kingdom]]'s departure from the [[European Union]].<ref>Joseph Nasr (January 13, 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-germany-idUSKBN14X15Y Merkel to chair first Brexit committee meeting next week] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref><ref>[https://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/Mitschrift/Pressekonferenzen/2017/01/2017-01-13-regpk.html Readout of the government's press conference on 13 January 2017] Federal Press Office.</ref>
-Following the [[German federal election, 2017|2017 elections]], Dobrindt succeeded [[Gerda Hasselfeldt]] as head of the Bundestag group of CSU parliamentarians. He has since led the joint [[CDU/CSU]] group with his co-chair from the CDU, [[Volker Kauder]].<ref>Thomas Vitzthum (September 26, 2017), [https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article169048817/Schon-bei-Dobrindts-erstem-Auftritt-kommt-die-Kampfansage-an-Merkel.html Neuer CSU-Landesgruppenchef: Schon bei Dobrindts erstem Auftritt kommt die Kampfansage an Merkel] ''[[Die Welt]]''.</ref>
+Following the [[2017 German federal election|2017 elections]], Dobrindt succeeded [[Gerda Hasselfeldt]] as head of the Bundestag group of CSU parliamentarians. He leads the joint [[CDU/CSU]] group together with his co-chair, CDU Chairman [[Friedrich Merz]].
 ==Other activities==
 ===Corporate boards===
 * [[KfW]], Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2014-2017)
 ===Non-profit organizations===
 * [[ZDF]], Member of the Television Board (2009-2014)
 * Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, Member of the Advisory Board<ref>[https://www.apb-tutzing.de/akademie/kuratorium-beirat.php Board of Trustees and Advisory Board] Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing.</ref>
+* [[Deutsches Museum]], Member of the Board of Trustees<ref>[https://www.deutsches-museum.de/museum/organisation/kuratorium Board of Trustees][[Deutsches Museum]].</ref>
 ==Political positions==
-In 2013, Dobrindt called [[LGBT]] people a "shrill minority" which adopted an odd lifestyle.<ref>[http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2013-03/homo-ehe-csu-dobrindt Dobrindt nennt Homosexuelle eine schrille Minderheit]</ref> In June 2017, he voted against Germany’s introduction of [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Germany|same-sex marriage]].<ref>[https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article166099805/Diese-Unionsabgeordneten-stimmten-fuer-die-Ehe-fuer-alle.html Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle] ''[[Die Welt]]'', June 30, 2017.</ref>
+In 2013, Dobrindt called [[LGBT]] people a "shrill minority" which adopted an odd lifestyle.<ref>[http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2013-03/homo-ehe-csu-dobrindt Dobrindt nennt Homosexuelle eine schrille Minderheit]</ref> In June 2017, he voted against Germany's introduction of [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Germany|same-sex marriage]].<ref>[https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article166099805/Diese-Unionsabgeordneten-stimmten-fuer-die-Ehe-fuer-alle.html Diese Unionsabgeordneten stimmten für die Ehe für alle] ''[[Die Welt]]'', June 30, 2017.</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Dobrindt is a Roman Catholic, has been married since 2009, and has one son. He got married to his wife in [[Torri del Benaco]], [[Italy]].<ref>[https://www.merkur.de/lokales/regionen/dobrindt-geheiratet-224542.html Dobrindt hat geheiratet] ''[[Münchner Merkur]]'', April 23, 2009.</ref>
+Dobrindt is a Roman Catholic, was married in [[Torri del Benaco]], [[Italy]] in 2009, and has one son.<ref>[https://www.merkur.de/lokales/regionen/dobrindt-geheiratet-224542.html Dobrindt hat geheiratet] ''[[Münchner Merkur]]'', April 23, 2009.</ref>
 ==See also==
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-* [http://www.alexander-dobrindt.de/ Official Website of M.P. Alexander Dobrindt] {{de icon}}
+*[http://www.alexander-dobrindt.de/ Official Website of M.P. Alexander Dobrindt] {{in lang|de}}
-* [http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete17/biografien/D/dobrindt_alexander.html M.P.Alexander Dobrindt in the Official Website of the German Parliament] {{de icon}}
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120303065353/http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete17/biografien/D/dobrindt_alexander.html M.P.Alexander Dobrindt in the Official Website of the German Parliament] {{in lang|de}}
-* [http://www.abendblatt.de/politik/deutschland/article1872870/Alexander-Dobrindt-Tief-antibuergerlich.html Interview of M.P. Alexander Dobrindt in Abendblatt] {{de icon}}
+*[http://www.abendblatt.de/politik/deutschland/article1872870/Alexander-Dobrindt-Tief-antibuergerlich.html Interview of M.P. Alexander Dobrindt in Abendblatt] {{in lang|de}}
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