Albert Füracker (born 3 February 1968) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). He has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria[1] since September 2008 and has served as Minister for Finance and Home Affairs of Bavaria since March 2018,[2]

Albert Füracker
Assumed office
21 March 2018
Minister PresidentMarkus Söder
Preceded byMarkus Söder
Member of the Landtag of Bavaria
for Neumarkt
Assumed office
28 September 2008
Preceded byHans Spitzner
Majority49.5%
Personal details
Born (1968-02-03) 3 February 1968 (age 56)
Parsberg, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyChristian Social Union

Political career

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Between 1986 and 2003, Füracker was a member of the Young Union. He has been a member of the CSU since 1987.

From 2009 until 2013, Füracker chaired the Committee on Food, Agriculture and Forestry. He also served on the Parliamentary Commission on the Energy Transition from 2012 until 2013.

From 2013 until 2018, Füracker was a member of the state government of Minister-President Horst Seehofer of Bavaria. During that time, he served as State Secretary at the State Ministry of Finance under the leadership of Minister Markus Söder.

Since 2018 Füracker has been serving as State Minister of Finance, Regional Development and Home Affairs in the state government of Minister-President Markus Söder of Bavaria.[2]

Füracker was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[3]

Other activities

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Regulatory agencies

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Corporate boards

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  • KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors
  • Messe München, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board
  • Messe Nuremberg, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board

Non-profit organizations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  2. ^ a b "Bayerisches Finanzministerium". Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen, für Landesentwicklung und Heimat. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members Bundestag.
  4. ^ Chair and Members Archived 2017-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Stability Council.
  5. ^ Board of TrusteesDeutsches Museum.
  6. ^ Board of Trustees Ifo Institute for Economic Research.