Erwin Huber
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Germany
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conservative politician
Politician
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. He was leader of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
from 2007 to 2009.
Early life
Erwin Huber was born in ReisbachReisbach (Vils)
Reisbach is the name of a municipality in Bavaria. It belongs to the administrative region of Niederbayern.-Villages in the municipality:* ;* Englmannsberg* Griesbach* Niederhausen* Oberhausen* Obermünchsdorf* Reith* Thannenmais...
in the district of Dingolfing-Landau
Dingolfing-Landau
Dingolfing-Landau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Straubing-Bogen, Deggendorf, Rottal-Inn and Landshut.-History:...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. He attended elementary school in Reisbach and a secondary modern in Dingolfing
Dingolfing
Dingolfing is a town in Southern Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau.- History :The area now called Dingolfing was first mentioned in Tinguluinga in the year 833....
. His first professional job was at the Bavarian administration of the finances in 1963. After several finance jobs he entered the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance in 1970. During this period he studied Economics
Economics
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at the University of Munich.
Political career
Huber was elected to the Landtag of BavariaLandtag of Bavaria
The Landtag of Bavaria is the unicameral legislature of the state of Bavaria in Germany. Between 1946 and 1999 there was an upper house, the Senate of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum....
in 1978 and from 1988 to 1994 was Secretary-General of the Christian Social Union party. He entered the Bavarian state government in 1994 and has served as Director of the Bavarian State Chancellery (1993–1994 and 1998–2005), Minister of State for Finance (1994–1998) and Minister of State for Federal Matters and Administrative Reform (2003–2005). In 2005, he was appointed as Bavarian Minister of State for the Economy, a post he held until 2007 when he was once again appointed Minister of State for Finances.
Horst Seehofer
Horst Lorenz Seehofer is a German politician . He was Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 and served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2008...
who received 39% of the votes and beating Gabriele Pauli
Gabriele Pauli
Gabriele Pauli is a German politician, formerly with the conservative Christian Social Union party...
, a party rebel, who gained roughly 3% at the CSU party convention at the Munich Exhibition.
Two days after the state elections of 2008
Bavaria state election, 2008
The 2008 Bavarian state election was held on September 28, 2008. Voters of the German state of Bavaria elected members to the Bavarian Landtag .-Outcome:...
, in which the CSU reveived only 43,4% of the vote (down from 60,7% in the state elections of 2003
Bavaria state election, 2003
The Bavaria state election, 2003, was conducted on September 21, 2003, to elect members to the Landtag of Bavaria.-Results:-Post-election:...
), Huber announced that he will resign from office. He was succeeded by Horst Seehofer
Horst Seehofer
Horst Lorenz Seehofer is a German politician . He was Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 and served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2008...
as party leader.