Six Hessians elected to new CDU federal board - Hesse's CDU politicians dominate federal executive board elections
Six Hessian CDU Politicians Elected to Federal Executive Board—Why the State Leader Sees It as Proof of Hesse's Influence
A six-member team from Hesse has been elected to the CDU's new federal executive board. At the party conference in Stuttgart, Ines Claus, leader of the Hessian CDU parliamentary group, was elected deputy federal chairwoman for the first time with 657 votes. Claus has been a member of the party's presidium since 2022.
Re-elected as board members were Astrid Wallmann, president of the Hessian state parliament, with 804 votes, and state lawmaker Kim-Sarah Speer, who received 773 votes, according to an announcement following Friday evening's leadership elections. Hesse's finance minister, Alexander Lorz (734 votes), and Bundestag member Johannes Volkmann (757 votes) were also re-elected as board members. Additionally, Fabian Beine was appointed the federal party's digital policy spokesperson, as reported by the CDU in Hesse.
Boris Rhein: "Hesse Is Indispensable"
"There's no way around Hesse—this is also clear in the CDU's federal executive board," said Boris Rhein, state chairman of the CDU in Hesse and minister-president, in a statement. "I am delighted that our entire Hessian team was elected to the federal board with strong results."
Rhein extended special congratulations to Ines Claus. "She will be a compelling deputy federal chairwoman and a strong Hessian voice in Berlin," he said. Over the past years, Claus has already proven herself as an experienced and influential member of the presidium.
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