Ralph Brinkhaus | |
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![]() Brinkhaus at the 2019 CDU party congress | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 8 December 2021 – 15 February 2022 | |
Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
Preceded by | Alexander Gauland Alice Weidel |
Succeeded by | Friedrich Merz |
Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag | |
In office 25 September 2018 – 15 February 2022 | |
First Deputy | Alexander Dobrindt |
Chief Whip | Michael Grosse-Brömer Thorsten Frei |
Preceded by | Volker Kauder |
Succeeded by | Friedrich Merz |
Member of the Bundestag for Gütersloh I | |
Assumed office 27 October 2009 | |
Preceded by | Hubert Deittert |
Personal details | |
Born | Wiedenbrück, West Germany | 15 June 1968
Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1998–) |
Spouse | Elke Tombach (m. 2010) |
Residence | Gütersloh |
Alma mater | University of Hohenheim |
Website | ralph-brinkhaus |
Military service | |
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Unit | ![]() Self-propelled artillery (Panzerjägertruppe) |
Ralph Brinkhaus (born 15 June 1968) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as parliamentary leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag from 2018 to 2022.