Tilman Kuban

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.[1]

Tilman Kuban
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2021
Leader of the Young Union
In office
16 March 2019 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byPaul Ziemiak
Succeeded byJohannes Winkel
Personal details
Born (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987
Langenhagen, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
EducationUniversity of Osnabrück

Early life and education

Kuban was born 1987 in the West German town of Langenhagen and studied law at the University of Osnabrück.[2] Before entering politics, he worked as a talent scout for football club Hannover 96.[3]

Political career

Kuban entered the CDU in 2007 and was elected chairman of the JU in 2019, succeeding Paul Ziemiak.[4]

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.[5] In parliament, Kuban has since been serving on the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[6] In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on Europe’s relations with Ukraine.[7]

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."[8]

Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Kuban publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[9] For the 2021 national elections, he later endorsed Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel.[10]

References
  1. Philip Oltermann (August 29, 2019), Pressure mounts on Merkel's heir apparent before state elections The Guardian.
  2. "Tilman Kuban: Neuer Junge-Union-Chef und Mann der derben Sprüche".
  3. Tim Niendorf (April 23, 2020), Tilman Kuban: Der Kantige Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  4. "Tilman Kuban: JU-Chef verpasst den Einzug ins Europaparlament".
  5. Tilman Kuban verkündet Kandidatur für Bundestagsmandat Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, May 22, 2020.
  6. Tilman Kuban Bundestag.
  7. Tobias Schrörs (22 July 2022), Eine neue Rolle für Tilman Kuban Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  8. Kate Connolly (March 3, 2020), Boycott threats after AfD fascist stands for Thuringia premier The Guardian.
  9. Deutschlandtag der Jungen Union: „Friedrich Merz bekommt meine Stimme“ Rheinische Post, November 28, 2020.
  10. Kanzlerkandidatur der Union: Machtkampf auf der Zielgeraden Tagesschau, April 19, 2021.


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