Stanislaw Tillich
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Stanislaw Tillich is a German
CDU
politician
. He is the Minister-President
of the Free State of Saxony
. Tillich is of Sorbian ethnicity
and lives in Panschwitz-Kuckau
(Pančicy-Kukow), which is some 35 kilometres north-east of Dresden
near Kamenz.
Tillich studied construction and drive techniques at the Dresden University of Technology
after finishing his Abitur
at the Sorbian
Gymnasium
in Bautzen
in 1977. He graduated from university with a Diplom
ingenieur degree in 1984. Tillich was an employee of the district administration of Kamenz
between 1987 and 1989. Later he became an entrepreneur.
Stanislaw Tillich joined the Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
in 1987 and became a member of the CDU after German reunification
in 1990. He was a member of the Volkskammer
in 1990 and was delegated as an observer of the European Parliament
between 1991 and 1994. He joined the European People's Party
and was a member of the European Parliament between 1994 and 1999 where he was rapporteur of the European Union's budget.
Tillich has been a minister in the government of Saxony since 1999. He was State Minister for Federal and European Affairs until 2002 when he became State Minister and Head of the Staatskanzlei
. In 2004 he became the Saxon State Minister for Environment and Agriculture. He was Saxon State Minister of Finance since 2007 and has been a member of the Landtag of Saxony
since 2004.
Tillich was proposed by Georg Milbradt
on 14 April 2008 to became his successor as the Minister-President of Saxony. The Landtag of Saxony
elected him on 28 May 2008. He is the first Sorbian Head of Government
in more than thousand years of Sorbian-German coexistence in Saxony
.
Beside his native language Upper Sorbian
, Tillich speaks fluent German
, Czech
and very good Polish
. His wife knows Polish
from home - she is half-Polish
, half-Sorbian
. Her father was a forced labourer, who settled in Lusatia after World War II, and married a Sorbian
woman.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. He is the Minister-President
Minister-President
A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
of the Free State of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. Tillich is of Sorbian ethnicity
Sorbs
Sorbs are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and...
and lives in Panschwitz-Kuckau
Panschwitz-Kuckau
Panschwitz-Kuckau, in Sorbian Pančicy-Kukow, is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is the site of the well-known monastery Sankt Marienstern.The place is located at both sides of the Klosterwasser stream....
(Pančicy-Kukow), which is some 35 kilometres north-east of Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
near Kamenz.
Tillich studied construction and drive techniques at the Dresden University of Technology
Dresden University of Technology
The Technische Universität Dresden is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 36,066 students...
after finishing his Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
at the Sorbian
Sorbs
Sorbs are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and...
Gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Bautzen
Bautzen
Bautzen is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative centre of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. As of 2008, its population is 41,161...
in 1977. He graduated from university with a Diplom
Diplom
A Diplom is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland , Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Ukraine...
ingenieur degree in 1984. Tillich was an employee of the district administration of Kamenz
Kamenz (district)
Kamenz was a Kreis in the north-east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Spree-Neiße, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis, Bautzen - Budyšin, Sächsische Schweiz, the district-free city Dresden - Drježdźany, and the districts Meißen and...
between 1987 and 1989. Later he became an entrepreneur.
Stanislaw Tillich joined the Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ) was an East German political party founded in 1945. It was part of the National Front with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany until 1989....
in 1987 and became a member of the CDU after German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
in 1990. He was a member of the Volkskammer
Volkskammer
The People's Chamber was the unicameral legislature of the German Democratic Republic . From its founding in 1949 until the first free elections on 18 March 1990, all members of the Volkskammer were elected on a slate controlled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany , called the National Front...
in 1990 and was delegated as an observer of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
between 1991 and 1994. He joined the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
and was a member of the European Parliament between 1994 and 1999 where he was rapporteur of the European Union's budget.
Tillich has been a minister in the government of Saxony since 1999. He was State Minister for Federal and European Affairs until 2002 when he became State Minister and Head of the Staatskanzlei
Sächsische Staatskanzlei
The Sächsische Staatskanzlei is the office of the Minister-President of Saxony. It is located in Dresden on the northern Elbe river banks and was established in 1995. The Staatskanzlei is managed by the State Minister and Head of the Staatskanzlei.The Free State of Saxony also established a...
. In 2004 he became the Saxon State Minister for Environment and Agriculture. He was Saxon State Minister of Finance since 2007 and has been a member of the Landtag of Saxony
Landtag of Saxony
The Landtag of Saxony, also referred to as the Parliament of Saxony or the Saxon Parliament, is the German state of Saxony's legislature...
since 2004.
Tillich was proposed by Georg Milbradt
Georg Milbradt
Georg Milbradt is a German politician . He was the Minister-president of the Free State of Saxony from 2002 to 2008.-Life:...
on 14 April 2008 to became his successor as the Minister-President of Saxony. The Landtag of Saxony
Landtag of Saxony
The Landtag of Saxony, also referred to as the Parliament of Saxony or the Saxon Parliament, is the German state of Saxony's legislature...
elected him on 28 May 2008. He is the first Sorbian Head of Government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
in more than thousand years of Sorbian-German coexistence in Saxony
History of Saxony
The Saxons were originally a small tribe living on the North Sea between the Elbe and Eider Rivers in the present Holstein. Their name, derived from their weapon called Seax, a knife, is first mentioned by the Roman author Ptolemy ....
.
Beside his native language Upper Sorbian
Upper Sorbian
Upper Sorbian is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia , which is today part of Saxony...
, Tillich speaks fluent German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
and very good Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
. His wife knows Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
from home - she is half-Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
, half-Sorbian
Sorbs
Sorbs are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and...
. Her father was a forced labourer, who settled in Lusatia after World War II, and married a Sorbian
Sorbs
Sorbs are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and...
woman.