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Thorsten Frei

Porträtbild von Thorsten Frei

Thorsten Frei was Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks. 

(Photo: Federal Government/Jesco Denzel)

CV

  • Born on 8 August 1973 in Bad Säckingen

  • 1993 
    Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Bad Säckingen

  • 1993 to 1994 
    Military service in the German-French Brigade

  • 1994 to 1999 
    Studied law at the University of Freiburg

  • 1999 
    First state examination in law 

  • 1999 to 2001
    Probationary training period at the Waldshut-Tiengen Regional Court

  • 2001
    Second state examination in law

  • 2001 to 2002 
    Lawyer

  • 2002 to 2004 
    Member of the State Council in the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of State and personal assistant to the Minister of State and Europe

  • 2004 to 2013 
    Head Mayor of the city of Donaueschingen

  • Since 2007
    Deputy Chair of the CDU in Baden-Württemberg

  • Since 2013
    Member of the Bundestag

  • 2018 to 2021 
    Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag

  • 2021 to 2025 
    First Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag

  • 6 May 2025 to 29 July 2026
    Federal Minister for Special Tasks and Head of the Chancellery