Claus Christian Claussen (born March 26, 1961) is a German lawyer, notary and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[1][2]
Claus Christian Claussen | |
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| Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2022 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Justice, European Affairs and Consumer Protection | |
| In office 4 May 2020 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Daniel Günther |
| Preceded by | Sabine Sütterlin-Waack |
| Succeeded by | Kerstin von der Decken |
| Member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag for Northern Stormarn | |
| In office 6 June 2017 – 4 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1961 Bad Segeberg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Political party |  |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Notary |
| Cabinet | Cabinet Günther |
| Website | https://www.christianclaussen.de/ |
Personal life and education edit
Claus Christian Claussen was born in Bad Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein.[1] He lives in Bargteheide, is married and has five children.[3]
Claussen studied law at the University of Hamburg from 1982 to 1992 and worked as a lawyer at a law firm in Flensburg from 1992 to 1995.
Career edit
From 1995 to 1997, he worked at the Waterways and Shipping Directorate in Kiel.[1] Since 1997, he is an unaffiliated lawyer and in 2001, he became a licensed notary.[1]
Claussen became a member of the Young Union in 1975 and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1993, upon which he became deputy district chairman in Flensburg.[2] In 1998, he got elected as a member of the municipal council of Bargteheide.[2] In 2000, he became a board member of the Schleswig-Holstein Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a position he held until 2016.[1] Claussen was Deputy Mayor of Bargteheide from 2008 to 2018.[1] He was elected a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag in the 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state elections and assumed his office on June 6, 2017.[2]
He was appointed Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Justice, European Affairs and Consumer Protection by Minister-President Daniel Günther on May 4, 2020, succeeding Sabine Sütterlin-Waack.[4] He was succeeded by Kerstin von der Decken 29 June 2022.[5]
Claussen was elected a Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein in the 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f admin. "Minister Claus Christian Claussen". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ a b c d "Claus Christian Claussen, MdL". CDU Landtagsfraktion Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Über mich". christianclaussens Webseite! (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ sh.de. "Bundesrat - Mitglieder - Claus Christian Claussen". Bundesrat (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ "Ministerien & Behörden". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Abgeordnete CDU". www.landtag.ltsh.de. Retrieved 2022-06-22.