Christoph Ploß (born 19 July 1985) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hamburg since 2017.
Christoph Ploß | |
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.jpg) Ploß in 2020 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Hamburg-Nord | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2021 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Hamburg-Nord | |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dirk Fischer |
| Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Hamburg | |
| In office 26 September 2020 – 3 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Heintze |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Thering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1985 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
Early life
editPloß completed his abitur at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in 2005.[1] From 2015 until 2017, he worked in media relations at Bauer Media Group.
Political career
editPloß became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure.[2][3]
In addition to his committee assignments, Ploß has been chairing the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East since 2022.
In 2020, Roland Heintze proposed Ploß as candidate to succeed him as chairman of the CDU in Hamburg;[4] at a party convention, Ploß was subsequently elected by a majority of 86 percent.[5] Ahead of the 2021 elections, Ploß was elected to lead the CDU campaign in Hamburg.[6]
Ploß stepped down as chairman in April 2023 and passed the chairmanship to Dennis Thering, who was elected by the party members with 185 out of 197 votes. 8 delegates voted against him, 4 abstained.[7] Ploß remains chairman of the regional group of the CDU in the Bundestag and chairman of the CDU Hamburg's regional association CDU Hamburg-Nord.[8]
Political positions
editIn 2020, Ploß opposed plans to introduce a mandatory women quota within the CDU's regional and national governing bodies by 2025.[9][10]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats' leadership election, Ploß publicly endorsed in 2020 Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[11]
References
edit- ^ "'Gendern ist der falsche Weg'". Hamburger Wochenblatt. Funke Hamburg Wochenblatt GmbH. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Committee on European Union Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Transport and Digital Infrastructure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Jörn Lauterbach (28 July 2020), Kandidatur für Landesvorsitz: Hamburgs CDU setzt auf Ploß und eine weitere Verjüngung Die Welt.
- ^ Peter Ulrich Meyer (26 September 2020) Christoph Ploß ist neuer Vorsitzender der Hamburger CDU Hamburger Abendblatt.
- ^ Hamburger CDU wählt Kandidatenliste für die Bundestagswahl Norddeutscher Rundfunk, 29 May 2021.
- ^ NDR. "Hamburger CDU wählt Thering zum neuen Landesvorsitzenden". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Paukenschlag in Hamburg: Dennis Thering löst Christoph Ploß als CDU-Landeschef ab - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Andreas Rinke (8 July 2020), Merkel's Christian Democrats aim to fill half key party posts with women by 2025 Reuters.
- ^ Florian Gathmann (8 July 2020), Frauenquote: CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete kritisieren Quotenbeschluss Der Spiegel.
- ^ Christoph Ploß: "Friedrich Merz ist gerade nach der Coronakrise der richtige Mann" Die Welt, 20 September 2020.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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