Matthias Hauer | |
|---|---|
 Hauer in 2017 | |
| Member of the German Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Petra Hinz,SPD |
| Constituency | Essen III[1] |
| City Council member | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Constituency | Essen[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-12-18)18 December 1977 (age 47) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | Ruhr University Bochum |
| Occupation | politician, lawyer(for banking and investments)[2] |
| Website | matthias-hauer.de |
Matthias Hauer (born 18 December 1977) is a German lawyer and politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.[3]
In addition to his work in parliament, Hauer has been serving as aParliamentary State Secretary at theFederal Ministry of Research in thegovernment ofChancellorFriedrich Merz since 2025.[4]
Hauer first became a member of the Bundestag in the2013 German federal election, representing theEssen III district.[5][6] In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2018–2025) and the Finance Committee (2013–2025).[7][8] In this capacity, he was the parliament'srapporteur on theWirecard scandal.[9]
In addition to his committee assignments, Hauer is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of Central America.
Since 2015, Hauer has been leading the CDU in Essen.[10]
In the negotiations to form aGrand Coalition between the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the BavarianCSU) under the leadership ofFriedrich Merz and theSPD following the2025 German elections, Hauer was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on public finances, led byMathias Middelberg,Florian Oßner andDennis Rohde.[11]
In June 2017, Hauer voted against his parliamentary group’s majority and in favor of Germany’s introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[14]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership election in 2021, Hauer publicly endorsedArmin Laschet to succeedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[15] For the2021 national elections, he later supported Laschet as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeedChancellorAngela Merkel.[16] Following Laschet's resignation and ahead of the Christian Democrats’leadership election in December 2021, he endorsedNorbert Röttgen.[17]
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