Tilman Kuban | |
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 Kuban in 2019 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Leader of theYoung Union | |
| In office 16 March 2019 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Ziemiak |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Winkel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (age 38) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Education | University of Osnabrück |
Tilman Moritz Kuban (born 26 May 1987) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the GermanBundestag since 2021. He was also the chairman of the CDU’s youth organisation, theYoung Union (JU), from 2019 until 2022.[1]
Kuban was born 1987 in the West German town ofLangenhagen and studiedlaw at theUniversity of Osnabrück.[2] Before entering politics, he worked as atalent scout for football clubHannover 96.[3]
Kuban entered the CDU in 2007 and was elected chairman of the JU in 2019, succeedingPaul Ziemiak.[4]
In November 2016, Kuban announced that he would succeedMaria Flachsbarth and run for a parliamentary seat in the2021 national elections, representing theHannover-Land II district.[5] In parliament, Kuban has since been serving on the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[6] In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group’srapporteur on Europe’s relations with Ukraine.[7]
In 2020, Kuban declared that the CDU was “resolved to not work together with theAfD orThe Left, whether directly or indirectly."[8]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership election in 2021, Kuban publicly endorsedFriedrich Merz to succeedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[9] For the2021 national elections, he later endorsedMarkus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeedChancellorAngela Merkel.[10]
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