Stanislaw Tillich

Stanislaw Tillichwas, born 10 April 1959, is a German CDU politician who has been the Minister-President of Saxony since 2008. Tillich is of Sorbian ethnicity and lives in Panschwitz-Kuckau (Pančicy-Kukow), which is some 35 kilometres north-east of Dresden near Kamenz.

Political Career

CDU member since 1987; 1991-1994 observer in the European Parliament; 1992-1999 Member of the EPP bureau; 1994-1999 Member of the European Parliament; Deputy Chairman of the Budget Committee and the General Rapporteur; 1999-2002 State Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Plenipotentiary of the Free State of Saxony to the Federation; 2002-2004 Minister of State and Head of the State, 2004-2007 Minister of State for Environment and Agriculture, 2007-2008 Minister of Finance of Saxony; From 2011, re- chairman of the Saxon Union; since 28.05.2008 Minister President of the Free State of Saxony; member of the Federal Council of 1999 to 2004.

Education

Studied at the Technical University of Dresden; Engineer for construction and transmission technology; 1984-1987 engineer at an electronics company. [

External Links

[ http://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/personen/DE/laender/sn/tillich-stanislaw.html] Official Website of the German Bundesrat]

[1] Official Website of Stanislaw Tillich