Thorsten Frei
Thorsten Frei | |
|---|---|
 Frei in 2023 | |
| Leader of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2026 | |
| First Deputy | Alexander Hoffmann |
| Chief Whip | Catarina dos Santos-Wintz |
| Preceded by | Jens Spahn |
| Head of the Chancellery Minister for Special Affairs | |
| In office 6 May 2025 – 29 July 2026 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Nina Warken |
| Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
| In office 15 December 2021 – 5 May 2025 | |
| Leader | Ralph Brinkhaus Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Michael Grosse-Brömer |
| Succeeded by | Steffen Bilger |
| Assumed office 22 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Siegfried Kauder |
| Mayor of Donaueschingen | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bernhard Everke |
| Succeeded by | Erik Pauly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1973 Säckingen, West Germany |
| Party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Freiburg |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Professor • Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Branch/service |  Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1993–1994 |
| Unit |  Franco-German Brigade |
Thorsten Frei (born 8 August 1973) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Head of the Federal Chancellery in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz from May 2025 to July 2026.
Frei has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2013.