Christoph Ploß | |
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.jpg) Ploß in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag forHamburg-Nord | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2021 | |
| Member of theBundestag forHamburg-Nord | |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dirk Fischer |
| Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Hamburg | |
| In office 26 September 2020 – 3 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Heintze |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Thering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (age 40) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
Christoph Ploß (born 19 July 1985) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofHamburg since 2017.
In addition to his parliamentary mandate, Ploß has been serving as Coordinator for the Maritime Industry and Tourism at theFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy since 2025.[1]
Ploß completed hisabitur at theGelehrtenschule des Johanneums in 2005.[2] From 2015 until 2017, he worked in media relations atBauer Media Group.
Ploß became a member of the Bundestag after the2017 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.[3][4]
In addition to his committee assignments, Ploß has been chairing the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East since 2022.
In 2020,Roland Heintze proposed Ploß as candidate to succeed him as chairman of theCDU in Hamburg;[5] at a party convention, Ploß was subsequently elected by a majority of 86 percent.[6] Ahead of the2021 elections, Ploß was elected to lead the CDU campaign in Hamburg.[7]
Ploß stepped down as chairman in April 2023 and passed the chairmanship toDennis Thering, who was elected by the party members with 185 out of 197 votes; 8 delegates voted against him, 4 abstained.[8] Ploß remains chairman of the regional group of the CDU in theBundestag and chairman of theCDU Hamburg's regional association CDU Hamburg-Nord.[9]
In 2020, Ploß opposed plans to introduce a mandatory women quota within the CDU's regional and national governing bodies by 2025.[10][11]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats'leadership election, Ploß publicly endorsed in 2020Friedrich Merz to succeedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[12]
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