Günther Beckstein
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Official Portrait of Dr. Günther Beckstein
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 Minister-President of Bavaria |
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In office 9 October 2007 – 27 October 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Edmund Stoiber |
| Succeeded by | Horst Seehofer |
| Interior Minister of Bavaria | |
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In office 17 June 1993 – 9 October 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Edmund Stoiber |
| Preceded by | Edmund Stoiber |
| Succeeded by | Joachim Herrmann |
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23 November 1943 Hersbruck, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | CSU |
| Spouse(s) | Marga Beckstein |
| Children | Ruth Frank Martin |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Günther Beckstein (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʏntɐ ˈbɛkʃtaɪn]) (born 23 November 1943 in Hersbruck, Germany) is a Bavarian CSU politician and was the 11th Minister President of Bavaria from 9 October 2007 to 27 October 2008. He is well known for his outspoken views on law and order.
After graduating from High School at the Willstätter Gymnasium in Nuremberg in 1962, he studied law at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He holds a Ph.D. from Erlangen-Nürnberg University. In 1975, he wrote his dissertation Der Gewissenstäter im Strafrecht und Strafprozessrecht (The Delinquent of Conscience in Criminal Law and Trial Law) which led to his Ph.D. Between 1971 and 1978, he worked as a lawyer.
Beckstein has been married to Marga Beckstein, a teacher, since 1973. They have three children: Ruth, Frank and Martin. Beckstein and his wife are residents of Nürnberg-Langwasser. He is a Protestant and an active church member.
Beckstein started his political career as the district chairman of the Junge Union Nürnberg-Fürth (1973–1978) and then became vice chairman of the CSU district association Nürnberg-Fürth-Schwabach. In 1991, he acceded its chairmanship.
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