CDU Tabs Julia Kloeckner as Next Bundestag President
- Potential candidate for the presidency of the Bundestag: Julia Klöckner, a journalist, wine queen, and current minister.
Get ready for a new face in the Bundestag's top seat! Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz (CDU) has put forward Rhineland-Palatinate MP, Julia Kloeckner, as the party's pick for the Bundestag President. This highly influential position, second only to the federal president, will be elected during the upcoming Bundestag's constitutive session on March 25.
In a meeting of CDU/CSU MPs, the proposal for Kloeckner was unanimously supported, marking a significant step towards her nomination.
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Saxon Minister President and deputy CDU chairman Michael Kretschmer believes Kloeckner's qualities make her an ideal choice for the post. With over 20 years of personal acquaintance, he praises her ability to unite, lead, inspire, and radiate optimism. He comments, "Germany needs optimism, and I believe Julia Kloeckner will make an excellent Bundestag President."
Deputy CDU chairwoman and Schleswig-Holstein education minister Karin Prien considers Kloeckner a fantastic woman who can be trusted implicitly – even for this high office. Saxony-Anhalt CDU chairman Sven Schulze admires Kloeckner, the CDU's treasurer, as a good woman who will handle the responsibilities well.
A Journalist, Wine Queen, and Politics Veteran
Julia Kloeckner's political journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Serving as Federal Minister of Agriculture in Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet from 2018 to 2021, she also held the deputy CDU chairwoman position from 2012 to 2022. Following the 2021 election, she became the Union parliamentary group's economic policy spokeswoman.
Before her political climb, the trained journalist Kloeckner served as a member of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2011. She then switched to state politics in Rhineland-Palatinate, where she held leadership roles. Despite two unsuccessful runs as the top candidate, she faced narrow defeats to incumbent Kurt Beck (SPD) and Minister President Malu Dreyer (SPD).
Born in Bad Kreuznach and raised on a nearby family wine estate, Kloeckner was crowned the German Wine Queen in 1995.
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An interesting tidbit about Julia Kloeckner – before entering politics, she won the coveted title of the German Wine Queen in 1995.
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Julia Klöckner is a renowned German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Born in 1972, she studied pedagogy, theology, and political science at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz from 1993 to 1998. Klöckner's political career has been multifaceted:
- Early Career and Notable Roles: Klöckner's public recognition began as the German Wine Queen in 1995. She was a member of the Bundestag from 2002, with some interruptions, and entered the CDU leadership in 2012, serving as a deputy chair until 2022.
- Minister of Agriculture: From 2018 to 2021, she served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection under Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Current Nomination for Bundestag President: Klöckner has been nominated by the CDU/CSU alliance for the position of Bundestag President, a role she is expected to assume on March 25, 2025.
- The Commission has also been asked to submit a proposal for a directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation, as the Bundestag, where Julia Kloeckner, the CDU's nominee for the Bundestag President, serves.
- The forthcoming election for the Bundestag's president on March 25, 2025, will see Julia Kloeckner, the CDU bigwig who has been tapped by Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz, vie for the position.
- CDU politicians, such as Michael Kretschmer, Karin Prien, and Sven Schulze, have applauded Julia Kloeckner's nomination as Bundestag President, highlighting her leadership, optimism, and ability to unite.
