Thomas Strobl

Thomas Strobl (born 17 March 1960) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Deputy Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg since 2016 .

From 1998 until 2016, Strobl was a member of the German Bundestag. He served as chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg from 2011 to 2023 and as one of five vice federal chairmen of the CDU party in Germany from 2012 to 2022.

Early life and education

Strobl grew up in Heilbronn. After high school diploma he studied law at Heidelberg University. In 1985 he completed the first, and after postgraduate studies in Speyer in 1988 the second state examination in Heidelberg. He then was a research fellow at Heidelberg University and from 1992 to 1996 a Parliamentary Advisor at the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.

From 1996 Strobl has worked as a lawyer. In 2001, he co-founded a law firm with Alexander Throm.

Political career

Member of the Bundestag, 1998–2016

Strobl first became of a Member of the German Bundestag in the 1998 national elections. From 1998 to 2009, he served on the Committee for the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure, which he chaired from 2005. Between 2009 and 2013, he was also a member of the parliament's Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigning committee chairpersons based on party representation. From 2009, he also led the Bundestag group of CDU parliamentarians from Baden-Württemberg, one of the largest delegations within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.