Manuel Hagel is a German politician and a prominent figure within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Born in Ehingen in 1988, he has been serving as a member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg since 2016. Since 2021, he has chaired his party's parliamentary group in the Landtag. In May 2025, he was selected as the CDU's candidate for state Minister-President for the upcoming 2026 state election.