Dr. Günther Beckstein

Born 23.11.1943 in Hersbruck
Studied law in Erlangen and Munich
Doctorate on the topic of "The Conscience Offender in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure".
1972 - 1988 and again attorney at law since 2009
1974 - 2014 Member of the Bavarian Parliament
1988 - 1993 State Secretary at the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior
1993 - 2007 Bavarian Minister of the Interior
2001 - 2007 Deputy Prime Minister of Bavaria
2002 Member of the competence team of the candidate for chancellor Dr. Edmund Stoiber
2005 Member of the competence team of the candidate for chancellor Angela Merkel
2007 - 2008 Bavarian Prime Minister
1996 - 2013 Member of the Bavarian State Synod
2009 - 2014 Vice-President + Member of the Synod of the EKD
2009 - 2014 Member of the Synod of the VELKD and member of the Church Board of the VELKD