Thomas Webel

Thomas Webel (born 27 July 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).

Thomas Webel
Thomas Webel
Minister of Regional Development and Transport of Saxony-Anhalt
Assumed office
19 April 2011
Prime MinisterReiner Haseloff
Preceded byKarl-Heinz Daehre
Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union in Saxony-Anhalt
In office
13 November 2004 – 17 November 2018
Preceded byWolfgang Böhmer
Succeeded byHolger Stahlknecht
Personal details
Born (1954-07-27) 27 July 1954
Bad Pyrmont, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partyChristian Democratic Union

Life and politics

Webel was born 1954 in Bad Pyrmont and became member of the CDU in 1990.

From 1990 to 2002 Webel was a member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt, the legislative body of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Webel was chairman of the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt from 2004 to 2018.[1]

Since 2011, Webel has been serving as State Ministry of Regional Development and Transport in the government of Minister-President Reiner Haseloff.[2][3][4][5] As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, he is a member of the Committee on Transport and of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Regional Planning. He is also a member of the German-Russian Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the Russian Federation Council.

References
  1. Handbuch des Landtages von Sachsen-Anhalt. Magdeburg 2015. p.45.
  2. "IS-Argebau". bauministerkonferenz.de. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. Magdeburg, Volksstimme. "… dann würde der Osten abgekoppelt". www.volksstimme.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  4. KRANERT-RYDZY, HENDRIK. "Thomas Webel: Der Börde-Baron". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  5. Bock, Jens Schmidt und Michael. "Opposition setzt Webel zu". www.volksstimme.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-18.
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