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Tilman Kuban

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Tilman Kuban
Member of theBundestag
Assumed office
2021
Leader of theYoung Union
In office
16 March 2019 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byPaul Ziemiak
Succeeded byJohannes Winkel
Personal details
Born(1987-05-26)26 May 1987(age 37)
Langenhagen,West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
EducationUniversity of Osnabrück

Tilman Moritz Kuban(born 26 May 1987) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union(CDU) who has been serving as a member of the GermanBundestagsince 2021. He was also the chairman of the CDU’s youth organisation, theYoung Union(JU), from 2019 until 2022.[1]

Early life and education

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Kuban was born 1987 in the West German town ofLangenhagenand studiedlawat theUniversity of Osnabrück.[2]Before entering politics, he worked as atalent scoutfor football clubHannover 96.[3]

Political career

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Kuban entered the CDU in 2007 and was elected chairman of the JU in 2019, succeedingPaul Ziemiak.[4]

In November 2016, Kuban announced that he would succeedMaria Flachsbarthand run for a parliamentary seat in the2021 national elections,representing theHannover-Land IIdistrict.[5]In parliament, Kuban has since been serving on the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[6]In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group’srapporteuron Europe’s relations with Ukraine.[7]

Political positions

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In 2020, Kuban declared that the CDU was “resolved to not work together with theAfDorThe Left,whether directly or indirectly. "[8]

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership electionin 2021, Kuban publicly endorsedFriedrich Merzto succeedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbaueras the party's chair.[9]For the2021 national elections,he later endorsedMarkus Söderas the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeedChancellorAngela Merkel.[10]

References

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  1. ^Philip Oltermann (August 29, 2019),Pressure mounts on Merkel's heir apparent before state electionsThe Guardian.
  2. ^"Tilman Kuban: Neuer Junge-Union-Chef und Mann der derben Sprüche".
  3. ^Tim Niendorf (April 23, 2020),Tilman Kuban: Der KantigeFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  4. ^"Tilman Kuban: JU-Chef verpasst den Einzug ins Europaparlament".
  5. ^Tilman Kuban verkündet Kandidatur für BundestagsmandatHannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung,May 22, 2020.
  6. ^Tilman KubanBundestag.
  7. ^Tobias Schrörs (22 July 2022),Eine neue Rolle für Tilman KubanFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  8. ^Kate Connolly (March 3, 2020),Boycott threats after AfD fascist stands for Thuringia premierThe Guardian.
  9. ^Deutschlandtag der Jungen Union: „Friedrich Merz bekommt meine Stimme “Rheinische Post,November 28, 2020.
  10. ^Kanzlerkandidatur der Union: Machtkampf auf der ZielgeradenTagesschau,April 19, 2021.