Horst Seehofer

German politician (CSU) and former Federal Minister of the Interior · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Born 1949 · age 77

Horst Lorenz Seehofer is a German politician who served as Minister for the Interior, Building and Community under Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021.

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5.9 times the usual readers on 6 November. 2,219 readers on 6 November, against about 379 a day before the rise.

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A life in dates

2023Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this2022Honorary Citizen of IngolstadtAward2014Order of Karl ValentinAward1996Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1949Born4 July 1949

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Seehofer with Angela Merkel, 2008

Horst Seehofer and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, 2017

Seehofer, seated in the Landtag of Bavaria in 2013

Awards

Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2023

Honorary Citizen of Ingolstadt2022

Order of Karl Valentin2014

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1996

Bavarian Order of Merit

Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold

About this person

A member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), he served as the 18th minister-president of Bavaria from 2008 to 2018 and Leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria from 2008 to 2019.

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Germany