Michael Glos
Michael Glos | |
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| Federal Minister for Economics and Technology | |
| In office 22 November 2005 – 10 February 2009 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Clement |
| Succeeded by | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg |
| First Deputy Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag | |
| In office 22 January 1993 – 21 November 2005 | |
| Leader | Wolfgang Schäuble Friedrich Merz Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Bötsch |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ramsauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1944 Brünnau, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Social Union |
| Website | glos |
Michael Glos (born 14 December 1944) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who served as Minister for Economics and Technology in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 22 November 2005 until 10 February 2009.
Early life and career
[edit]After the secondary school level, Glos made an apprenticeship as miller[1] and became master in 1967. Starting 1968, he managed his parents' flour mill in Prichsenstadt.
Political career
[edit]Career in local politics
[edit]Glos joined the CSU in 1970. In 1972, he was the first chairman of the CSU-chapter of his hometown Prichsenstadt. From 1975 to 1993, he was chairman of the CSU chapter of Kitzingen. From 1976 he was part of the executive board of the CSU in Lower Franconia. From then he was also part of the CSU leadership. From 1972 to 1978, Glos was member of the district council of Prichsenstadt and, from 1975 to 1993, member of the council of the district (Kreistag) of Kitzingen.
Career in national politics
[edit]Glos first became a member of the Bundestag in the 1976 elections, representing the Schweinfurt district. From 1993 to 2005 he was chairman of the CSU parliamentary group and deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.
Following the 2005 elections, Glos was appointed as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Technology at short notice when CSU leader Edmund Stoiber rejected it.[2] Merkel had reportedly wanted to appoint him as Federal Minister of Defence.[3]
During his time in government, Glos was widely considered one of the weakest members of Chancellor Merkel's cabinet and had often seemed to struggle with his portfolio.[4] Among other projects, he led efforts on a 2008 law that allows the government to block moves by foreign investors to take large stakes in German companies, if it concludes that they endanger the country's interests.[5]
On 7 February 2009, Glos offered his resignation as minister, which was first denied by Horst Seehofer,[6][7] but later accepted.[8][9] He justified his resignation with his age and the need for renewal in the CSU after Seehofer's election as CSU chairman.[10]
Other activities
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Glos is married and father of two children. His third child died in a car accident near Munich in 1997.
References
[edit]- ^ Dave Graham (9 February 2009), Merkel loses Economy Minister ahead of election Reuters.
- ^ Dave Graham (9 February 2009), Merkel loses Economy Minister ahead of election Reuters.
- ^ Judy Dempsey (18 October 2005), Merkel Appoints 6 Conservatives to Join a Shaky German Cabinet New York Times.
- ^ Bertrand Benoit and Ralph Atkins (9 February 2009), Merkel ponders successor as Glos quits Financial Times.
- ^ Germany approves law against some foreign investor actions International Herald Tribune, 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Wirtschaftsminister Michael Glos bietet Rücktritt an" (in German). Reuters Deutschland. 7 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Seehofer lehnt Glos' Rücktrittsgesuch ab" (in German). Spiegel Online. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Merkel und Seehofer akzeptieren Glos-Rücktritt". Der Spiegel (in German). 8 February 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "German economics minister resigns". The Telegraph. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Bertrand Benoit and Ralph Atkins (9 February 2009), Merkel ponders successor as Glos quits Financial Times.
- ^ 2006 Annual Report KfW.
- ^ 2009 Annual Report KfW.
External links
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- (in German) Homepage of Michael Glos
- (in German) Biography by German Bundestag
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