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David McAllister
Ministerpräsident a. D.
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McAllister in 2016
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| Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Elmar Brok |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
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| Constituency | Germany |
| Vice President of the European People's Party | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2015 |
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| President | Joseph Daul Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Michel Barnier |
| Minister-President of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 1 July 2010 – 19 February 2013 |
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| Deputy | Jörg Bode |
| Preceded by | Christian Wulff |
| Succeeded by | Stephan Weil |
| Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 19 June 2008 – 12 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Christian Wulff |
| Succeeded by | Bernd Althusmann |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 4 February 2003 – 1 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Christian Wulff |
| Succeeded by | Björn Thümler |
| Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Hadeln/Wesermünde (Hadeln; 2003–2008) (CDU List; 1998–2003) |
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| In office 30 March 1998 – 26 March 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Birgit Meyn-Horeis |
| Succeeded by | Aygül Özkan |
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David James McAllister
12 January 1971 West Berlin, West Germany |
| Political party |  German:Christian Democratic Union  EU:European People's Party |
| Spouse | Dunja Kolleck |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Leibniz University Hannover |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch/service |  Bundeswehr |
| Years of service | 1989–1991 |
| Unit |  Army (Heer) / Panzerbataillon 74 |
David James McAllister (born 12 January 1971) is a German politician. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014. He belongs to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Germany. This party is part of the larger European People's Party (EPP) in Europe.
Mr. McAllister is currently a vice president of the European People's Party. He is also the vice chairman of the International Democrat Union. Since February 2017, he has been the chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. This committee deals with how Europe works with other countries.
From 2010 to 2013, David McAllister was the Minister-President of Lower Saxony. This is like being the governor of a state in Germany. He led a government with another party, the FDP. In 2014, he was chosen to be a Member of the European Parliament.
McAllister is a lawyer. Before becoming Minister-President, he led the CDU group in the Lower Saxon Parliament from 2003 to 2010. He also led the CDU party in Lower Saxony from 2008 to 2016. He has both German and British citizenship.
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Early Life and Education
David McAllister was born in West Berlin, Germany, on 12 January 1971. His father was Scottish, and his mother was German. His father, James Buchanan McAllister, was a British civil servant from Glasgow. He worked in West Berlin with the British Army. David's mother, Mechthild McAllister, is a music teacher.
David grew up speaking both German and English. He went to a British primary school in Berlin. In 1982, his family moved to Bad Bederkesa in Lower Saxony. He finished high school there in 1989.
From 1989 to 1991, McAllister served in the Bundeswehr, which is the German army. He was in a tank battalion. After his military service, he studied law at Leibniz University Hannover from 1991 to 1996. He received a scholarship to help with his studies.
In 1994, he became the local leader of the CDU's youth group, Junge Union, in the Cuxhaven district. McAllister has said that he feels "more or less completely German." He joined the CDU party when he was 17 years old.
Starting in Politics
David McAllister was a member of the Cuxhaven district council from 1996 to 2010. He was also the mayor of his hometown, Bad Bederkesa, from 2001 to 2002. From 2002 to 2003, he worked as the secretary general for the CDU party in Lower Saxony.
Since 1998, he has been a member of the Parliament of Lower Saxony. From 2003 to 2010, he led the CDU group in this parliament. He became the chairman of the CDU party in Lower Saxony in June 2008 and held this role until November 2016.
In 2005, Angela Merkel, who was the German Chancellor, offered him a big job in the CDU party. But McAllister said no. He felt it was too soon for such a high position.
Leading Lower Saxony
On 4 June 2010, David McAllister was chosen to become the next Minister-President of Lower Saxony. This happened after the previous Minister-President, Christian Wulff, was elected as President of Germany. McAllister was officially elected Minister-President on 1 July 2010.
As Minister-President, he also joined the board of Volkswagen. Volkswagen is a very large car company, and the state of Lower Saxony owns a lot of its shares. He was on this board from 2010 to 2013.
In December 2012, McAllister led the CDU's national meeting in Hanover. In the state election in 2013, his party and its partners lost their majority. This meant they could no longer lead the government. On 19 February 2013, Stephan Weil became the new Minister-President. McAllister left his role in March 2014 to get ready for the European Parliament election.
Working in Europe
Since 2014, David McAllister has been a Member of the European Parliament. He leads the group that works on relations with the United States. He is also a member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. This committee focuses on how the European Union interacts with other countries. He is also the Parliament's main reporter on Serbia.
In 2014, he became a vice chairman of the International Democrat Union. In October 2015, he was elected a vice president of the European People's Party. In this role, he helps lead a group that works on European policy.
Since 2017, McAllister has been the chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He also helps lead a group that watches elections in other countries.
Political Views
After Brexit, David McAllister supported creating a special group for the EU and UK parliaments to work together. In 2021, he also asked for Scotland and Wales to be allowed to rejoin the EU's Erasmus+ student exchange program.
He has also called for leaders of big countries to be strong with China. He wants them to avoid relying too much on China for new technologies like artificial intelligence and 5G.
Personal Life
David McAllister is married to Dunja McAllister. She is also a lawyer. They live in Bad Bederkesa. He supports two football teams: Rangers FC from Scotland and Hannover 96 from Germany.
Honours
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh, 2012
See also
In Spanish: David McAllister para niños
- List of people from Berlin
