Karl-Josef Laumann
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Member of the Bundestag Germany
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In office 17 January 1990 – 28 June 2005 |
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| Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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In office 23 June 2005 – 14 July 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Jürgen Rüttgers |
| Preceded by | Harald Schartau (Labour) Birgit Fischer (Health and Social Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Guntram Schneider (Labour and Social Affairs) Barbara Steffens (Health) |
| Chairman of Parliamentary group of CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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Assumed office 6 July 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jürgen Rüttgers Hannelore Kraft |
| Vice Chairman of CDU North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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Assumed office 6 November 2010 |
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11 June 1957 Birgte, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
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| Nationality | German |
| Political party | CDU |
| Residence | Riesenbeck |
| Occupation | Politician |
| www.karl-josef-laumann.de | |
Karl-Josef Laumann (born 11 July 1957 in Birgte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German politician of the German Christian Democratic Union. Since 2017, he has been the State Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia, an office he previously held between 2005 and 2010.
Laumann grew up with his parents and two brothers on a farm in Birgte. After attending school he was apprenticed as a machinist. After some military service, from 1978 to 1990 he gained experience at the Niemeyer company in Riesenbeck. As a member of IG Metall, he was for many years on the works council.
Karl-Josef Laumann is married and has three children. His eldest daughter is now secretary of the Junge Union in his home community of Riesenbeck.
Karl-Josef Laumann started his political career at the Junge Union in the district of Steinfurt, as an honorary chairman, a position he still holds. Since 1974 he has been a member of the CDU and since 1977, a member of the Christian Democratic Employees' Association (CDA). Since 2005 he has been National Chairman of the CDA.
For several years, Laumann has been active in the Catholic Workers Movement (KAB). In April 1998 he was appointed chairman of the KAB for North Münsterland.
From 1990 until 28 June 2005, Laumann was a member of the Bundestag. He worked in the Labor and Social Affairs and Labor Economy of the Working Group of the CDU/CSU parliamentary groups. He was successively elected to represent the constituency Steinfurt II in North Rhine-Westphalia in the German Bundestag.
After the 2005 state elections, on 23 June 2005, Laumann was appointed State Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs in the government led by Minister-President Jürgen Rüttgers for North Rhine-Westphalia.
Following the 2013 national elections, Laumann was appointed State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health under the leadership of minister Hermann Gröhe in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. He was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.
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