Tilman Kuban
German politician
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Tilman Moritz Kuban (born 26 May 1987) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2021. He was also the chairman of the CDU’s youth organisation, the Young Union (JU), from 2019 until 2022.[1]
Tilman Kuban | |
|---|---|
Kuban in 2019 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Leader of the Young Union | |
| In office 16 March 2019 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Ziemiak |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Winkel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1987 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Education | University of Osnabrück |
Early life and education
Kuban was born 1987 in the West German town of Langenhagen and studied law at the University of Osnabrück.[2] Before entering politics, he worked as a talent scout for football club Hannover 96.[3]
Political career
Kuban entered the CDU in 2007 and was elected chairman of the JU in 2019, succeeding Paul Ziemiak.[4]
In November 2016, Kuban announced that he would succeed Maria Flachsbarth and run for a parliamentary seat in the 2021 national elections, representing the Hannover-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’s rapporteur on Europe’s relations with Ukraine.[7]
Political positions
In 2020, Kuban declared that the CDU was “resolved to not work together with the AfD or The Left, whether directly or indirectly."[8]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Kuban publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[9] For the 2021 national elections, he later endorsed Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.[10]
