Christoph Ploß
Christoph Ploß | |
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.jpg) Christoph Ploß in 2020 | |
| Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Hamburg | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Heintze |
| Member of the Bundestag for Hamburg Nord | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dirk Fischer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1985 Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
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.
Early career
From 2015 until 2017, Ploß worked in media relations at Bauer Media Group.
Political career
Ploß 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.[1][2]
In 2020, Roland Heintze proposed Ploß as candidate to succeed him as chairman of the CDU in Hamburg;[3] at a party convention, Ploß was subsequently elected by a majority of 86 percent.[4] Ahead of the 2021 elections, Ploß was elected to lead the CDU campaign in Hamburg.[5]
Political positions
In 2020, Ploß opposed plans to introduce a mandatory women quota within the CDU’s regional and national governing bodies by 2025.[6][7]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election, Ploß publicly endorsed in 2020 Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[8]
Controversy
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in 2020, Ploß was one of three members of his parliamentary group – alongside Wolfgang Stefinger and Ronja Kemmer – who became the subject of media scrutiny after they had accepted an invitation to embark on a three-day short trip to Oman; Oman's embassy covered their travel expenses of 5,466 euros each.[9]
References
- ^ "German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Transport and Digital Infrastructure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ Jörn Lauterbach (July 28, 2020), Kandidatur für Landesvorsitz: Hamburgs CDU setzt auf Ploß und eine weitere Verjüngung Die Welt.
- ^ Peter Ulrich Meyer (September 26, 2020) Christoph Ploß ist neuer Vorsitzender der Hamburger CDU Hamburger Abendblatt.
- ^ Hamburger CDU wählt Kandidatenliste für die Bundestagswahl Norddeutscher Rundfunk, May 29, 2021.
- ^ Andreas Rinke (July 8, 2020), Merkel's Christian Democrats aim to fill half key party posts with women by 2025 Reuters.
- ^ Florian Gathmann (July 8, 2020), Frauenquote: CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete kritisieren Quotenbeschluss Der Spiegel.
- ^ Christoph Ploß: „Friedrich Merz ist gerade nach der Coronakrise der richtige Mann“ Die Welt, September 20, 2020.
- ^ Sven Becker, Roman Höfner and Sven Röbel (July 3, 2020), Junge Unionspolitiker reisten nach Oman: Per Businessclass zum Basar – auf Kosten des Sultanats Der Spiegel.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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