Tilman Kuban

Tilman Kuban (born 26 May 1987) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as chairman of the party's youth organisation, the Young Union (JU), since 2019.[1] In this capacity, he is also part of the CDU leadership under chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

Tilman Kuban
Leader of the Young Union
Assumed office
16 March 2019
Preceded byPaul Ziemiak
Personal details
Born (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987
Langenhagen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
EducationUniversity of Osnabrück

Early life and education

Kuban was born 1987 in the West German town of Langenhagen and studied law at the University of Osnabrück.[2] Before entering politics, he worked as a talent scout for football club Hannover 96.[3]

Political career

Kuban entered the CDU in 2007 and was elected chairman of the JU in 2019, succeeding Paul Ziemiak.[4]

In November 2016, Kuban announced that he would succeed Maria Flachsbarth and run for a parliamentary seat in the 2021 national elections, representing the Hannover-Land II district.[5]

Political positions

In 2020, Kuban declared that the CDU was “resolved to not work together with the AfD or The Left, whether directly or indirectly."[6]

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Kuban publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[7]

References
  1. Philip Oltermann (August 29, 2019), Pressure mounts on Merkel's heir apparent before state elections The Guardian.
  2. https://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Politik/Deutschland-Welt/Junge-Union-Tilman-Kuban-Der-Mann-der-derben-Sprueche
  3. Tim Niendorf (April 23, 2020), Tilman Kuban: Der Kantige Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  4. https://www.sn-online.de/Schaumburg/Landkreis/Aus-dem-Landkreis/Das-sagt-Tilman-Kuban-von-der-CDU-zum-verpassten-Einzug-ins-Europaparlament
  5. Tilman Kuban verkündet Kandidatur für Bundestagsmandat Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, May 22, 2020.
  6. Kate Connolly (March 3, 2020), Boycott threats after AfD fascist stands for Thuringia premier The Guardian.
  7. Deutschlandtag der Jungen Union: „Friedrich Merz bekommt meine Stimme“ Rheinische Post, November 28, 2020.


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