Party leader Markus Söder announced on Friday in a switch of the CSU board that MP Martin Huber should become the new general secretary.
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Munich The CSU member of the state parliament Martin Huber (44) will be the new general secretary of his party and thus the successor to the resigned Stephan Mayer. Party leader Markus Söder announced this personnel decision on Friday in a switchboard of the CSU board, as the German Press Agency in Munich learned from groups of participants.
Like Mayer, Huber comes from the Upper Bavarian district of Altötting, from Mühldorf. From 2008 to 2013, the married Catholic was the personal advisor to the then party leader Horst Seehofer in the CSU state leadership – so he already knows the party headquarters from his own experience.
Huber has been a member of the state parliament for the CSU since 2013. At the end of February, Söder had already chosen him as one of two people responsible for developing a new CSU basic program. Beyond the CSU, Huber has not made a big appearance so far.
Huber’s freestyle took place in a hurry and under great time pressure after Stephan Mayer announced his resignation as Secretary General on Tuesday after just over two months in office. The 48-year-old named health reasons in a written statement.
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Martin Huber and Kerstin Schreyer at the New Year’s reception of the Bavarian Prime Minister in the 2017 residence.
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At the same time, however, Mayer admitted that, in retrospect, the choice of words was “possibly” not appropriate to a “Bunte” journalist. The journalist had accused Mayer of threatening him over the phone in connection with a report on his private life.
Söder then announced on Wednesday that he would quickly clarify the successor. In view of the upcoming state elections in autumn 2023, which are considered fateful choices for the CSU and also for Söder personally, the office of Secretary General is a key position.
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