Karl-Josef Laumann | |
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 Laumann in 2025 | |
| Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Armin Laschet Hendrik Wüst |
| Preceded by | Rainer Schmeltzer (Labour and Social Affairs) Barbara Steffens (Health) |
Member of theBundestag Germany | |
| In office 17 January 1990 – 28 June 2005 | |
| Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 23 June 2005 – 14 July 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Jürgen Rüttgers |
| Preceded by | Harald Schartau (Labour) Birgit Fischer (Health and Social Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Guntram Schneider (Labour and Social Affairs) Barbara Steffens (Health) |
| Chairman ofParliamentary group ofCDU inNorth Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 6 July 2010 – 13 December 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jürgen Rüttgers Hannelore Kraft |
| Vice Chairman ofCDUNorth Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 6 November 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-06-11)11 June 1957 (age 68) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Karl-Josef Laumann (born 11 July 1957) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2017, he has been the State Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia,[1] an office he previously held between 2005 and 2010.
Laumann grew up with his parents and two brothers on a farm inBirgte,North Rhine-Westphalia. After attending school he was apprenticed as a machinist. After some military service, from 1978 to 1990 he gained experience at the Niemeyer company in Riesenbeck.[citation needed] As a member ofIG Metall, he was for many years on theworks council.[2]
Karl-Josef Laumann is married and has three children.[1] His eldest daughter is now secretary of theJunge Union in his home community of Riesenbeck.[3]
Karl-Josef Laumann started his political career at the Junge Union in the district ofSteinfurt, as an honorary chairman, a position he still holds. Since 1974 he has been a member of the CDU and since 1977, a member of theChristian Democratic Employees' Association (CDA). Since 2005, he has been National Chairman of the CDA.
For several years, Laumann has been active in the Catholic Workers Movement (KAB). In April 1998, he was appointed chairman of the KAB for North Münsterland.[4]
From 1990 until 28 June 2005, Laumann was a member of theBundestag.[3] He worked in the Labor and Social Affairs and Labor Economy of the Working Group of theCDU/CSU parliamentary groups. He was successively elected to represent the constituency Steinfurt II in North Rhine-Westphalia in the German Bundestag.
After the2005 state elections, on 23 June 2005, Laumann was appointed State Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs in the government led by Minister-PresidentJürgen Rüttgers of North Rhine-Westphalia.[1]
In the negotiations to form acoalition government of the Christian Democrats and theFDP following the2009 federal elections, Laumann was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on social affairs and labor policy, led byRonald Pofalla andDirk Niebel.[5]
In the negotiations to form aGrand Coalition of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the BavarianCSU) and the SPD following the2013 federal elections, Laumann was part of the CDU delegation in the working group on health policy, led byJens Spahn andKarl Lauterbach. He was subsequently appointed State Secretary in theFederal Ministry of Health under the leadership of ministerHermann Gröhe in thethird government ofChancellorAngela Merkel. In this capacity, he also served as the Federal Government's Commissioner for Patients' Affairs.
Laumann was a CDU delegate to theFederal Convention for the purpose of electing thePresident of Germany in2017.[6]
Following the2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Laumann was part of the CDU team in the negotiations withChristian Lindner’sFDP on a coalition agreement. He led his party's delegation in the working group on economic affairs and energy policy; his co-chair of the FDP wasJohannes Vogel.[7]
Since July 2017, Laumann has been serving as State Minister for Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs in the government ofMinister-PresidentArmin Laschet. As one of his state's representatives at theBundesrat, he serves on the Committee on Labour, Integration and Social Policy, the Committee on Health and the Committee on Family and Senior Citizen Affairs.
In the negotiations to form afourth coalition government under Merkel following the2017 federal elections, Laumann led the working group on social affairs, alongsideBarbara Stamm andAndrea Nahles. Ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership election in 2018, he publicly endorsedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Merkel as the party's chair.[8]
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