Tilman Moritz Kuban (born 26 May 1987) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2021. He was also the chairman of the CDU’s youth organisation, the Young Union (JU), from 2019 until 2022.Philip Oltermann (August 29, 2019), Pressure mounts on Merkel's heir apparent before state elections The Guardian.
Early life and education Kuban was born 1987 in the West German town of Langenhagen and studied law at the University of Osnabrück. Before entering politics, he worked as a talent scout for football club Hannover 96.Tim Niendorf (April 23, 2020), Tilman Kuban: Der Kantige Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Political career Kuban entered the CDU in 2007 and was elected chairman of the JU in 2019, succeeding Paul Ziemiak.
In November 2016, Kuban announced that he would succeed Maria Flachsbarth and run for a parliamentary seat in the 2021 national elections, representing the Hannover-Land II district.Tilman Kuban verkündet Kandidatur für Bundestagsmandat Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, May 22, 2020. In parliament, Kuban has since been serving on the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.Tilman Kuban Bundestag. In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on Europe’s relations with Ukraine.Tobias Schrörs (22 July 2022), Eine neue Rolle für Tilman Kuban Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Political positions In 2020, Kuban declared that the CDU was “resolved to not work together with the AfD or The Left, whether directly or indirectly."Kate Connolly (March 3, 2020), Boycott threats after AfD fascist stands for Thuringia premier The Guardian.
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Kuban publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.Deutschlandtag der Jungen Union: „Friedrich Merz bekommt meine Stimme“ Rheinische Post, November 28, 2020. For the 2021 national elections, he later endorsed Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.Kanzlerkandidatur der Union: Machtkampf auf der Zielgeraden Tagesschau, April 19, 2021.
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