Markus Söder — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Minister-President of Bavaria since 2018
Leads the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) since 2019
Member of the Landtag, the state parliament of Bavaria, since 1994
Served as Bavaria's State Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2018
Awarded a doctorate in law from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in 1998

Biography

Markus Söder is a prominent German politician, currently serving as the Minister-President of Bavaria since 2018. He also leads the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), a position he has held since 2019. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Söder has been a member of the Landtag, the state parliament of Bavaria, since 1994, marking a long career in regional politics.