Cajus Julius Caesar | |
|---|---|
 Caesar in 2009 | |
| Member of theBundestag forNorth Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Constituency | CDU List |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 24 October 2017 | |
| In office 7 July 2007 – 27 October 2009 | |
| In office 26 October 1998 – 18 October 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-01-22)22 January 1951 (age 74) |
| Political party | CDU |
Cajus Julius Caesar (born 22 January 1951)[1] is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU). He served in theBundestag, the parliament of Germany, 1998–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011–2017.
Caesar was born inRinteln. He attended primary school inNettelstedt [de] and secondary school inLübbecke before an apprenticeship as aforester and studies of forestry at the state forestry school inArnsberg, passing his forestry diploma in 1974. He worked in forestry and forestry administration from 1974 to 1998.[1]
Caesar is aProtestant. He is married to Gudrun Caesar and has two sons and a daughter.[2] The name "Cajus Julius Caesar", referencing the Roman general and politicianGaius Julius Caesar, has become a family tradition; however, Caesar states that he can neither prove or disprove to be related to the ancient Roman. Both Caesar's father and one of his sons, a pilot, also share the name, as does his grandson.[3] When he first met Minister of the InteriorWolfgang Schäuble, Caesar had to prove his name with his driver's license.[4]
Caesar, a long-time member of the forest protection associationSchutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald [de], received theGoldene Tanne (Golden fir tree) award in 2016.[5]
Caesar became a member of theJunge Union and the CDU in 1969 and held various local chair positions in his party before becoming district chair in 1990.[1] He was a member of theBundestag 1998–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011–2017, always standing in theLippe I constituency but elected via the CDU party list forNorth Rhine-Westphalia.[2] In the2005 German federal election, Caesar seemed to have won a seat but after a delayed election inDresden I where the CDU candidate was elected, the seat fell to theSaarland party list instead.[6] Caesar became a member of parliament again whenReinhard Göhner resigned his seat in 2007.[7] After failing to be reelected in the2009 German federal election, Caesar again replaced a retiring member,Leo Dautzenberg,[8] from 2011 until 2017.[2]
In 2018, Caesar was named the government's forestry representative by the Federal Minister of AgricultureJulia Klöckner.[9]
