Mike Mohring (politician)
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Mike Mohring | |
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Leader of theChristian Democratic UnioninThuringia | |
In office 13 December 2014 – 19 September 2020 | |
Deputy | Birgit Diezel Christian Hirte Mario Voigt |
Preceded by | Christine Lieberknecht |
Succeeded by | Christian Hirte |
Leader of theChristian Democratic Unionin theLandtag of Thuringia | |
In office 8 May 2008 – 2 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Christine Lieberknecht |
Succeeded by | Mario Voigt |
General Secretary of theChristian Democratic Union of Thuringia | |
In office 3 December 2004 – 8 May 2008 | |
Leader | Dieter Althaus |
Member of theLandtag of Thuringia forWeimarer Land I - Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III (CDU List;1999–2004) | |
Assumed office 1 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | Bärbel Vopel(Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III) |
Personal details | |
Born | Apolda,East Germany | 22 December 1971
Political party | New Forum(1989-1993) Christian Democratic Union(1993–present) |
Alma mater | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management |
Mike Mohring(born 22 December 1971) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union(CDU).
Early life and education
[edit]Mohring grew up in theGDR.On a scholarship of theHanns Seidel Foundation,he studied law at theUniversity of Jena,without completing the degree. He later completed adouble degreeprogram in international business andtax lawat theFrankfurt School of Finance & Managementand theMCI Management Center Innsbruckfrom 2007 until 2009.
Political career
[edit]Career in state politics
[edit]Mohring started his political career during thefall of the Berlin Wallby joining theNew Forum.In 1993 he became a member of theCDU.
Mohring was first elected to theLandtagin the 1999 state elections. In parliament, he served on the Committee on Internal Affairs (1999–2004) and on the Budget Committee (1999–2009). From 2008, he chaired the CDU parliamentary group.
In 2014, Mohring became leader of his party inThuringia.He was reelected in 2016.[1]In this capacity, he led the party's campaign for the2019 state elections.
Role in national politics
[edit]On the national level, Mohring served as a CDU delegate to theFederal Conventionfor the purpose of electing thePresident of Germanyin 2009, 2010 and 2012.[2]
In the negotiations to form afourthcoalition government underChancellorAngela Merkelfollowing the2017 federal elections,Mohring was part of the working group on economic affairs, led byThomas Strobl,Alexander DobrindtandBrigitte Zypries.In 2019, he was appointed by the leaders of CDU and CSU,Annegret Kramp-KarrenbauerandMarkus Söder,to the parties’ ad-hoc steering group on climate policy.[3]
In September 2020, Mohring announced that he would run for a parliamentary seat in the2021 national elections.[4]He did not succeed inJena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I,and in 2024 also lost the state constituencyWeimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III.
Other activities
[edit]- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk(MDR), Member of the Broadcasting Council[5]
- HSV Apolda, Member
Political positions
[edit]In October 2015, amid theEuropean migrant crisis,Mohring visited arefugee campinLebanonto learn more about the plight ofSyriansfleeing the violence in the ongoingSyrian civil warthat erupted in 2011; he subsequently demanded more German support for Syria's neighbors.[6]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership electionin 2018, Mohring publicly opposedFriedrich Merz's candidacy to succeedAngela Merkelas the party's chair.[7]For the2021 national elections,he later endorsedArmin Laschetas the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Merkel aschancellor.[8]
References
[edit]- ^CDU - LV Thüringen."CDU Thüringen Die Thüringenpartei - Mike Mohring als Landesvorsitzender bestätigt".cdu-thueringen.de.Retrieved2016-12-09.
- ^Ordentliche Mitglieder der 15. BundesversammlungBundestag.
- ^Unions-Fahrplan für Klimakonzept - Beschluss am 16. September geplantFocus,June 26, 2019.
- ^Mike Mohring will als CDU-Direktkandidat in den BundestagMitteldeutscher Rundfunk,September 9, 2020.
- ^Broadcasting CouncilMitteldeutscher Rundfunk(MDR).
- ^Annekarin Lammers (September 22, 2015),Mohring reist zu syrischen Flüchtlingen in den LibanonDie Welt,October 25, 2015.
- ^Kristina Dunz (October 30, 2018),Interview mit Mike Mohring: "Merz ist Mythos"Rheinische Post.
- ^Michael Schlieben (April 20, 2021),Mike Mohring: "Wir haben jetzt quasi einen Liveticker"Die Zeit.