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Horst Seehofer
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Prime Minister of Bavaria
	In office; 27 October 2008 – 13 March 2018
Deputy	Ilse Aigner (since 2013); Martin Zeil (2008–2013)
Preceded by	Günther Beckstein
Succeeded by	Markus Söder
President of Germany; Acting
	In office; 17 February 2012 – 18 March 2012
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Christian Wulff
Succeeded by	Joachim Gauck
President of the Bundesrat
	In office; 1 November 2011 – 31 October 2012
Preceded by	Hannelore Kraft
Succeeded by	Winfried Kretschmann
Chairman of the Christian Social Union
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 25 October 2008
Preceded by	Erwin Huber
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
	In office; 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2008
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Renate Künast
Succeeded by	Ilse Aigner
Federal Minister of Health
	In office; 6 May 1992 – 26 October 1998
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Gerda Hasselfeldt
Succeeded by	Andrea Fischer
Member of the Bundestag
	In office; 1980 – 2008
Succeeded by	Reinhard Brandl
Personal details
Born	4 July 1949 (age 72); Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany
Political party	Christian Social Union
Spouse(s)	Karin Seehofer
Children	4
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Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born 4 July 1949 in Ingolstadt) is a German conservative politician (CSU). He was the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 and the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection from 2005 to 2008. In October 2008 he became chairman of the CSU and Minister-President of Bavaria. In 2011/12 he served as President of the Bundesrat.

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