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| name = Peter Tauber
| name = Peter Tauber
| image = Tauber, Peter-8785.jpg
| image = Tauber, Peter-8785.jpg
| office = [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Parliamentary State Secretary for Defence]]
| office = [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence]]
| minister = [[Ursula von der Leyen]]
| chancellor = [[Angela Merkel]]
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| minister = [[Ursula von der Leyen]]<br />[[Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer]]
| term_start = 14 March 2018
| term_start = 14 March 2018
| term_end =
| term_end = 6 April 2021
| predecessor = [[Ralf Brauksiepe]]
| predecessor = [[Ralf Brauksiepe]]
| successor =
| office1 = General Secretary of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| successor = [[Thomas Hitschler]]
| office1 = General Secretary of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|[[Leader of the Christian Democratic Union|Leader]]}}
| leader1 = [[Angela Merkel]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Angela Merkel]]
| term_start1 = 5 April 2014
| term_start1 = 5 April 2014
| term_end1 = 26 February 2018
| term_end1 = 26 February 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Hermann Gröhe]]
| predecessor1 = [[Hermann Gröhe]]
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| successor1 = [[Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer]]
| successor1 = [[Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer]]
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| office2 = Member of the [[Bundestag]]<br>for [[Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten]]

| term_start2 = 22 September 2013
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|office5 = [[Member of the German Bundestag|Member]] of the [[Bundestag]] <br /> for [[Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten]]<br />{{small|([[Hanau (electoral district)|Hanau]]; 2009–2013)}}
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| term_start5 = [[2009 German federal election|27 October 2009]]
| predecessor2 = Constituency established
| term_end5 = 7 May 2021
| successor2 =
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| predecessor5 = Sascha Raabe
| office3 = Member of the [[Bundestag]]<br>for [[Hanau]]
| successor5 = [[Thomas Viesehon]]
| term_start3 = 27 September 2009
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1974|8|22}}
| term_end3 = 22 September 2013
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| birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]]
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| predecessor3 = Sascha Raabe
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| successor3 = [[Katja Leikert]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1974|8|22}}
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| party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
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| birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]] {{small|(now Germany)}}
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| alma_mater = [[Goethe University Frankfurt|Goethe University]]
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| party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
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| alma_mater = [[Goethe University Frankfurt|Goethe University]]
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'''Peter Michael Tauber''' (born 22 August 1974) is a German politician of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] party serving since 2009 as a member of the [[Bundestag]]. From 16 December 2013 to 26 February 2018 he served as Secretary General of the CDU.
'''Peter Michael Tauber''' (born 22 August 1974) is a former German politician of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) who served as a member of the [[Bundestag]] from 2009 to 2021. From 16 December 2013 to 26 February 2018 he served as Secretary General of the CDU under the leadership of its chairwoman [[Angela Merkel]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
After high school diploma in 1994 in [[Gelnhausen]] Tauber studied Medieval and Modern History, German Philology, and Political Science at the [[Goethe University of Frankfurt]], temporarily interrupted by military service. In 2000 he finished his studies as a [[Magister Artium]] with distinction.
After high school diploma in 1994 in [[Gelnhausen]] Tauber studied Medieval and Modern History, German Philology, and Political Science at the [[Goethe University of Frankfurt]].
In 2000 he finished his studies as a [[Magister Artium]] with distinction.


From 2000 to 2001, Tauber was a research fellow at Goethe University. From 2001 to 2003 he was State General Manager of the [[Junge Union]] in [[Hesse]], since 2003 he was chairman of the Junge Union in Hesse. From 2003 to 2004 he was personal advisor of the Hessian Culture Minister [[Karin Wolff]] in the state government of [[Minister-President]] [[Roland Koch]]. In 2007 he attained a doctorate with [[Lothar Gall]]. On a scholarship of [[Hanns Seidel Foundation]], he wrote his thesis about the social position and ideological functionalisation of sports in the German [[German Empire|Kaiserreich]].
From 2000 to 2001, Tauber was a research fellow at Goethe University. From 2001 to 2003 he was State General Manager of the [[Junge Union]] in [[Hesse]], since 2003 he was chairman of the Junge Union in Hesse. From 2003 to 2004 he was personal advisor of the Hessian Culture Minister [[Karin Wolff]] in the state government of [[Minister-President]] [[Roland Koch]]. In 2007 he attained a doctorate with [[Lothar Gall]]. On a scholarship of [[Hanns Seidel Foundation]], he wrote his thesis about the social position and ideological functionalisation of sports in the German [[German Empire|Kaiserreich]].


From 2008 until the federal elections in 2009 Tauber was press spokesman of [[Deutsche Vermögensberatung]]. In 2008 he also became a lecturer at the history department of the Goethe University.
From 2008 until the federal elections in 2009 Tauber was press spokesman of [[Deutsche Vermögensberatung]]. In 2008 he also became a lecturer at the history department of the Goethe University.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}


==Political career==
==Political career==
Tauber became a member of the Junge Union in 1991, and he joined the CDU in 1992. From 1993 to 2007 he was City Councillor in [[Wächtersbach]]. Since 2005 he also was a member of the county council ([[Kreistag]]) of the [[Main-Kinzig-Kreis]]. 2008 he was elected board member of CDU Hesse.
Tauber became a member of the Junge Union in 1991, and he joined the CDU in 1992. From 1993 to 2007 he was town councillor in [[Wächtersbach]]. Since 2005 he also was a member of the county council ([[Kreistag]]) of the [[Main-Kinzig-Kreis]]. 2008 he was elected board member of CDU Hesse.


Tauber has been a member of the German Bundestag since the [[German federal election, 2009|2009 federal elections]]. During his first term in parliament, he served on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth as well as on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the [[Federal volunteers service|Federal Volunteers Service]], intergenerational justice and [[Intersex]].
Tauber has been a member of the German Bundestag since the [[2009 German federal election|2009 federal elections]]. During his first term in parliament, he served on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth as well as on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the [[Federal volunteers service|Federal Volunteers Service]], intergenerational justice and [[Intersex]].


In the negotiations to form a ''[[Grand coalition (Germany)|Grand Coalition]]'' of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|CSU]]) and the SPD following the [[German federal election, 2013|2013 federal elections]], Tauber was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on cultural and media affairs, led by [[Michael Kretschmer]] and [[Klaus Wowereit]].
In the negotiations to form a ''[[Grand coalition (Germany)|Grand Coalition]]'' of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|CSU]]) and the SPD following the [[2013 German federal election|2013 federal elections]], Tauber was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on cultural and media affairs, led by [[Michael Kretschmer]] and [[Klaus Wowereit]].


===Secretary General of the CDU, 2013–2018===
===Secretary General of the CDU, 2013–2018===
On 16 December 2013, Tauber was appointed preliminarily as Secretary General of the CDU by the party’s chairwoman [[Angela Merkel]]; he succeeded [[Hermann Gröhe]], who had been appointed Health Minister after the elections. On 5 April 2014, he was formally elected on the CDU federal party convention, with a record result of 97 percent. Tauber stated after his election that the CDU needed more young people, more women and more migrants within its ranks.<ref>[http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/cdu-parteitag-tauber-ist-neuer-cdu-generalsekretaer-12881371.html Tauber ist neuer CDU-Generalsekretär], [[Frankfurter Allgemeine]], in German</ref>
On 16 December 2013, Tauber was appointed preliminarily as Secretary General of the CDU by the party's chairwoman [[Angela Merkel]]; he succeeded [[Hermann Gröhe]], who had been appointed Health Minister after the elections. On 5 April 2014, he was formally elected on the CDU federal party convention, with a record result of 97 percent. Tauber stated after his election that the CDU needed more young people, more women and more migrants within its ranks.<ref>[https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/cdu-parteitag-tauber-ist-neuer-cdu-generalsekretaer-12881371.html Tauber ist neuer CDU-Generalsekretär], [[Frankfurter Allgemeine]], in German</ref> During his time in office, he set up a commission tasked with drafting proposals for reforming the party between 2013 and 2017.<ref>Melanie Amann and Ralf Neukirch (January 30, 2018), [https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/search-for-merkel-successor-leads-to-kramp-karrenbauer-a-1190391.html After Angela: A New Leader in the Race to Succeed Merkel] ''[[Der Spiegel]]''.</ref>


In the negotiations to form a [[coalition government]] with the [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]] (CSU), the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP) and the [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Green Party]] following the [[German federal election, 2017|2017 national elections]], Tauber would have been part of the 19-member delegation of the CDU, had it not been for a serious illness with [[emergency surgery]]. In February 2018 he tendered his resignation as his party's Secretary General,<ref>[http://www.dw.com/en/cdu-general-secretary-peter-tauber-to-announce-resignation/a-42637184 CDU General Secretary Peter Tauber to announce resignation],''dw.com'', 18 February 2018</ref> to be succeeded by [[Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer]].
In the negotiations to form a [[coalition government]] with the [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]] (CSU), the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP) and the [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Green Party]] following the [[2017 German federal election|2017 national elections]], Tauber would have been part of the 19-member delegation of the CDU, had it not been for a serious illness with [[emergency surgery]]. In February 2018 he tendered his resignation as his party's Secretary General,<ref>[http://www.dw.com/en/cdu-general-secretary-peter-tauber-to-announce-resignation/a-42637184 CDU General Secretary Peter Tauber to announce resignation],''dw.com'', 18 February 2018</ref> to be succeeded by [[Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer]].


===Parliamentary Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Defense, 2018–present===
===Parliamentary Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Defense, 2018–2021===
Following the [[German federal election, 2017|2017 elections]], Tauber was appointed Parliamentary State Secretary at the [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Federal Ministry of Defence]], under the leadership of minister [[Ursula von der Leyen]].
Following the [[2017 German federal election|2017 elections]], Tauber was appointed Parliamentary State Secretary at the [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Federal Ministry of Defence]], under the leadership of minister [[Ursula von der Leyen]].

In October 2020, Tauber announced that he would not stand in the [[2021 German federal election|2021 federal elections]] but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.<ref>[https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/cdu-peter-tauber-beendet-2021-seine-politische-karriere-17008725.html Peter Tauber beendet 2021 seine politische Karriere] ''[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]'', October 18, 2020.</ref> Due to illness, he resigned from his political offices in April and May 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ein Sensibler dankt ab|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/peter-tauber-zieht-sich-vorzeitig-zurueck-ein-sensibler-dankt-ab/27011186.html|access-date=2021-05-12|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel Online|language=de}}</ref>

==Later career==
In June 2021, Tauber was appointed head of communications of [[Engelbert Strauss]] in [[Biebergemünd]].<ref>[https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/politik-inland/peter-tauber-wechselt-zu-engelbert-strauss-76858104.bild.html Endgültiger Rückzug aus der Politik: Ex-CDU-General Tauber wechselt zu Engelbert Strauss] ''[[Bild]]'', June 23, 2021.</ref>


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
===Government agencies===
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* [[Federal Agency for Civic Education]] (BpB), Substitute Member of the Board of Trustees (2009-2013)

===Non-profit organizations===
* Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Member of the Supervisory Board (2018–2021)<ref>[https://www.zif-berlin.org/gremien Supervisory Board] Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF).</ref>
* German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF), Member of the Board (2018–2021)<ref>[https://bundesstiftung-friedensforschung.de/stiftungsrat/ Board of Trustees] German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).</ref>
* Friends of Yad Vashem, Member
* Friends of Yad Vashem, Member
* Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk, Member of the Board (since 2013)<ref>[https://www.dkhw.de/ueber-uns/vorstand/ Board] Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk.</ref>
* Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk, Member of the Board (since 2013)<ref>[https://www.dkhw.de/ueber-uns/vorstand/ Board] Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk.</ref>
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* [[Konrad Adenauer Foundation]] (KAS), Member of the Executive Board
* [[Konrad Adenauer Foundation]] (KAS), Member of the Executive Board
* [[ZDF]], Member of the Television Board (-2016)
* [[ZDF]], Member of the Television Board (-2016)
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* [[Federal Agency for Civic Education]] (BpB), Substitute Member of the Board of Trustees (2009-2013)


== Political positions and controversies ==
== Political positions and controversies ==

=== Telecommunications data retention ===
=== Telecommunications data retention ===
Until 2013, Tauber was considered to be an opponent of [[Telecommunications data retention#Germany|telecommunications data retention]],<ref>[https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.welt.de%2Fpolitik%2Fdeutschland%2Farticle122963750%2FDer-neue-CDU-General-gibt-den-Jungen-eine-Stimme.html&edit-text=&act=url Der neue CDU-General gibt den Jungen eine Stimme] (The new CDU General secretary gives the young people a voice), Google-translation, Source: [[Die Welt]], 15 December 2013)</ref><ref>[https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnetzpolitik.org%2F2015%2Fneuer-fan-der-vorratsdatenspeicherung-peter-tauber-cdu-generalsekretaer%2F&edit-text=&act=url Früher Gegner, jetzt Fan der Vorratsdatenspeicherung: Peter Tauber, CDU-Generalsekretär] (Formerly opponent, now fan of data retention: Peter Tauber, CDU General Secretary), Google-translation, Source: netzpolitik.org, 11 May 2015</ref> whereas the majority in his party wanted to introduce a new bill,<ref>The old law from 2008 had been declared unconstitutional by the [[Federal Constitutional Court|Bundesverfassungsgericht]] of Germany in 2010</ref> but this was impossible because from 2009 to 2013 the CDU was in coalition with the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]], that was opposed to telecommunications data retention. But in December 2013 the CDU formed a [[Grand coalition]] with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] and Tauber had been nominated as general secretary of the CDU on 16 December 2013 and since January 2014 Tauber had changed his position and actively supported a new bill against a reluctant Minister of Justice from the SPD.<ref>[https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fpolitik%2Fdeutschland%2Fcdu-generalsekretaer-tauber-mahnt-spd-zu-mehr-disziplin-a-942744.html Große Koalition: CDU-Generalsekretär mahnt SPD zu Disziplin] (Grand coalition: CDU general secretary calls on SPD to maintain discipline), Google-translation, Quelle: [[Der Spiegel]], 10 January 2014</ref> In October 2015 the bill was approved by the [[Bundestag]] and in November 2015 by the [[Bundesrat of Germany]] and is now law.
Until 2013, Tauber was considered to be an opponent of [[Telecommunications data retention#Germany|telecommunications data retention]],<ref>[https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.welt.de%2Fpolitik%2Fdeutschland%2Farticle122963750%2FDer-neue-CDU-General-gibt-den-Jungen-eine-Stimme.html&edit-text=&act=url Der neue CDU-General gibt den Jungen eine Stimme] (The new CDU General secretary gives the young people a voice), Google-translation, Source: [[Die Welt]], 15 December 2013)</ref><ref>[https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnetzpolitik.org%2F2015%2Fneuer-fan-der-vorratsdatenspeicherung-peter-tauber-cdu-generalsekretaer%2F&edit-text=&act=url Früher Gegner, jetzt Fan der Vorratsdatenspeicherung: Peter Tauber, CDU-Generalsekretär] (Formerly opponent, now fan of data retention: Peter Tauber, CDU General Secretary), Google-translation, Source: netzpolitik.org, 11 May 2015</ref> whereas the majority in his party wanted to introduce a new bill,<ref>The old law from 2008 had been declared unconstitutional by the [[Federal Constitutional Court|Bundesverfassungsgericht]] of Germany in 2010</ref> but this was impossible because from 2009 to 2013 the CDU was in coalition with the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]], that was opposed to telecommunications data retention. But in December 2013 the CDU formed a [[Grand coalition]] with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] and Tauber had been nominated as general secretary of the CDU on 16 December 2013 and since January 2014 Tauber had changed his position and actively supported a new bill against a reluctant Minister of Justice from the SPD.<ref>[https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fpolitik%2Fdeutschland%2Fcdu-generalsekretaer-tauber-mahnt-spd-zu-mehr-disziplin-a-942744.html Große Koalition: CDU-Generalsekretär mahnt SPD zu Disziplin] (Grand coalition: CDU general secretary calls on SPD to maintain discipline), Google-translation, Quelle: [[Der Spiegel]], 10 January 2014</ref> In October 2015 the bill was approved by the [[Bundestag]] and in November 2015 by the [[Bundesrat of Germany]] and is now law.
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=== Insulting mini jobbers ===
=== Insulting mini jobbers ===
In July 2017, Tauber argued that someone who has a proper education does not have to work as a so-called ''[[mini job]]ber'' ([[marginal employment]]). This statement was criticized heavily by other politicians, the media and [[trades union]]s. In Germany, millions of workers are dependent on this type of employment to make a living due to [[Agenda 2010|economic liberalization]] implemented a decade ago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/peter-tauber-loest-mit-arrogantem-tweet-shitstorm-aus-a-1155830.html|title=CDU-Generalsekretär: Tauber löst mit arrogantem Tweet Shitstorm aus - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Politik|last=Germany|first=SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg|website=SPIEGEL ONLINE|access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/der-tag-mit-thea-dorn-vollbeschaeftigung-wichtiger-als.2950.de.html?dram:article_id=390163|title=Der Tag mit Thea Dorn - Vollbeschäftigung wichtiger als Gerechtigkeit?|work=Deutschlandfunk Kultur|access-date=2017-08-23|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zeit.de/2017/28/peter-tauber-ausbildung-minijobs-fakt-fake|title=Peter Tauber: Drei Minijobs? Vergiss es!|last=Tönnesmann|first=Jens|date=2017-07-05|work=Die Zeit|access-date=2017-08-23|language=de-DE|issn=0044-2070}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fr.de/politik/bundestagswahl/twitter-peter-tauber-vertippt-sich-gewaltig-a-1307989|title=Twitter: Peter Tauber vertippt sich gewaltig|last=Rundschau|first=Frankfurter|work=Frankfurter Rundschau|access-date=2017-08-23|language=de}}</ref>
In July 2017, Tauber argued that someone who has a proper education does not have to work as a so-called ''[[mini job]]ber'' ([[marginal employment]]). This statement was criticized heavily by other politicians, the media and [[trades union]]s. In Germany, millions of workers are dependent on this type of employment to make a living due to [[Agenda 2010|economic liberalization]] implemented a decade ago.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/peter-tauber-loest-mit-arrogantem-tweet-shitstorm-aus-a-1155830.html|title=CDU-Generalsekretär: Tauber löst mit arrogantem Tweet Shitstorm aus - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Politik|last=Germany|first=SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=4 July 2017 |access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/der-tag-mit-thea-dorn-vollbeschaeftigung-wichtiger-als.2950.de.html?dram:article_id=390163|title=Der Tag mit Thea Dorn - Vollbeschäftigung wichtiger als Gerechtigkeit?|work=Deutschlandfunk Kultur|access-date=2017-08-23|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zeit.de/2017/28/peter-tauber-ausbildung-minijobs-fakt-fake|title=Peter Tauber: Drei Minijobs? Vergiss es!|last=Tönnesmann|first=Jens|date=2017-07-05|work=Die Zeit|access-date=2017-08-23|language=de-DE|issn=0044-2070}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fr.de/politik/bundestagswahl/twitter-peter-tauber-vertippt-sich-gewaltig-a-1307989|title=Twitter: Peter Tauber vertippt sich gewaltig|last=Rundschau|first=Frankfurter|work=Frankfurter Rundschau|access-date=2017-08-23|language=de}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Peter Tauber
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence
In office
14 March 2018 – 6 April 2021
ChancellorAngela Merkel
MinisterUrsula von der Leyen
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Preceded byRalf Brauksiepe
Succeeded byThomas Hitschler
General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union
In office
5 April 2014 – 26 February 2018
LeaderAngela Merkel
Preceded byHermann Gröhe
Succeeded byAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Member of the Bundestag
for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
(Hanau; 2009–2013)
In office
27 October 2009 – 7 May 2021
Preceded bySascha Raabe
Succeeded byThomas Viesehon
Personal details
Born (1974-08-22) 22 August 1974 (age 50)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
Alma materGoethe University

Peter Michael Tauber (born 22 August 1974) is a former German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from 2009 to 2021. From 16 December 2013 to 26 February 2018 he served as Secretary General of the CDU under the leadership of its chairwoman Angela Merkel.

Early life and education

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After high school diploma in 1994 in Gelnhausen Tauber studied Medieval and Modern History, German Philology, and Political Science at the Goethe University of Frankfurt. In 2000 he finished his studies as a Magister Artium with distinction.

From 2000 to 2001, Tauber was a research fellow at Goethe University. From 2001 to 2003 he was State General Manager of the Junge Union in Hesse, since 2003 he was chairman of the Junge Union in Hesse. From 2003 to 2004 he was personal advisor of the Hessian Culture Minister Karin Wolff in the state government of Minister-President Roland Koch. In 2007 he attained a doctorate with Lothar Gall. On a scholarship of Hanns Seidel Foundation, he wrote his thesis about the social position and ideological functionalisation of sports in the German Kaiserreich.

From 2008 until the federal elections in 2009 Tauber was press spokesman of Deutsche Vermögensberatung. In 2008 he also became a lecturer at the history department of the Goethe University.[citation needed]

Political career

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Tauber became a member of the Junge Union in 1991, and he joined the CDU in 1992. From 1993 to 2007 he was town councillor in Wächtersbach. Since 2005 he also was a member of the county council (Kreistag) of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis. 2008 he was elected board member of CDU Hesse.

Tauber has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2009 federal elections. During his first term in parliament, he served on the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth as well as on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the Federal Volunteers Service, intergenerational justice and Intersex.

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Tauber was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on cultural and media affairs, led by Michael Kretschmer and Klaus Wowereit.

Secretary General of the CDU, 2013–2018

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On 16 December 2013, Tauber was appointed preliminarily as Secretary General of the CDU by the party's chairwoman Angela Merkel; he succeeded Hermann Gröhe, who had been appointed Health Minister after the elections. On 5 April 2014, he was formally elected on the CDU federal party convention, with a record result of 97 percent. Tauber stated after his election that the CDU needed more young people, more women and more migrants within its ranks.[1] During his time in office, he set up a commission tasked with drafting proposals for reforming the party between 2013 and 2017.[2]

In the negotiations to form a coalition government with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Green Party following the 2017 national elections, Tauber would have been part of the 19-member delegation of the CDU, had it not been for a serious illness with emergency surgery. In February 2018 he tendered his resignation as his party's Secretary General,[3] to be succeeded by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

Parliamentary Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Defense, 2018–2021

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Following the 2017 elections, Tauber was appointed Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence, under the leadership of minister Ursula von der Leyen.

In October 2020, Tauber announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4] Due to illness, he resigned from his political offices in April and May 2021.[5]

Later career

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In June 2021, Tauber was appointed head of communications of Engelbert Strauss in Biebergemünd.[6]

Other activities

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Government agencies

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Non-profit organizations

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  • Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Member of the Supervisory Board (2018–2021)[7]
  • German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF), Member of the Board (2018–2021)[8]
  • Friends of Yad Vashem, Member
  • Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk, Member of the Board (since 2013)[9]
  • Jewish Museum Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees[10]
  • Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Member of the Executive Board
  • ZDF, Member of the Television Board (-2016)

Political positions and controversies

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Telecommunications data retention

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Until 2013, Tauber was considered to be an opponent of telecommunications data retention,[11][12] whereas the majority in his party wanted to introduce a new bill,[13] but this was impossible because from 2009 to 2013 the CDU was in coalition with the FDP, that was opposed to telecommunications data retention. But in December 2013 the CDU formed a Grand coalition with the SPD and Tauber had been nominated as general secretary of the CDU on 16 December 2013 and since January 2014 Tauber had changed his position and actively supported a new bill against a reluctant Minister of Justice from the SPD.[14] In October 2015 the bill was approved by the Bundestag and in November 2015 by the Bundesrat of Germany and is now law.

"Operation Kaninchenjagd"

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See also: Operation Kaninchenjagd

Operation Kaninchenjagd ("Operation rabbit hunting") is one of two titles of an anonymous paper[15] that became public in September 2016 and led to accusations against the politician Peter Tauber. It is alleged that Tauber – who was at that time member of the CDU and the (regional) chairman of the Young Union in Hesse – was involved in (attempted) bullying of another member and employee of the Christian Democratic Party.

Insulting mini jobbers

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In July 2017, Tauber argued that someone who has a proper education does not have to work as a so-called mini jobber (marginal employment). This statement was criticized heavily by other politicians, the media and trades unions. In Germany, millions of workers are dependent on this type of employment to make a living due to economic liberalization implemented a decade ago.[16][17][18][19]

References

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  1. ^ Tauber ist neuer CDU-Generalsekretär, Frankfurter Allgemeine, in German
  2. ^ Melanie Amann and Ralf Neukirch (January 30, 2018), After Angela: A New Leader in the Race to Succeed Merkel Der Spiegel.
  3. ^ CDU General Secretary Peter Tauber to announce resignation,dw.com, 18 February 2018
  4. ^ Peter Tauber beendet 2021 seine politische Karriere Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ein Sensibler dankt ab". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ^ Endgültiger Rückzug aus der Politik: Ex-CDU-General Tauber wechselt zu Engelbert Strauss Bild, June 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Supervisory Board Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF).
  8. ^ Board of Trustees German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).
  9. ^ Board Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk.
  10. ^ Board of Trustees Jewish Museum Berlin.
  11. ^ Der neue CDU-General gibt den Jungen eine Stimme (The new CDU General secretary gives the young people a voice), Google-translation, Source: Die Welt, 15 December 2013)
  12. ^ Früher Gegner, jetzt Fan der Vorratsdatenspeicherung: Peter Tauber, CDU-Generalsekretär (Formerly opponent, now fan of data retention: Peter Tauber, CDU General Secretary), Google-translation, Source: netzpolitik.org, 11 May 2015
  13. ^ The old law from 2008 had been declared unconstitutional by the Bundesverfassungsgericht of Germany in 2010
  14. ^ Große Koalition: CDU-Generalsekretär mahnt SPD zu Disziplin (Grand coalition: CDU general secretary calls on SPD to maintain discipline), Google-translation, Quelle: Der Spiegel, 10 January 2014
  15. ^ The paper consists of 8 pages with the title Operation Kaninchenjagd ("Operation rabbit hunting") and an additional cover page with the sole title Pflegehinweise für das Kaninchen ("Care instructions for the rabbit").
  16. ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg (4 July 2017). "CDU-Generalsekretär: Tauber löst mit arrogantem Tweet Shitstorm aus - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Politik". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 23 August 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Der Tag mit Thea Dorn - Vollbeschäftigung wichtiger als Gerechtigkeit?". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  18. ^ Tönnesmann, Jens (5 July 2017). "Peter Tauber: Drei Minijobs? Vergiss es!". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  19. ^ Rundschau, Frankfurter. "Twitter: Peter Tauber vertippt sich gewaltig". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
Party political offices
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