Background
WAIGEL, Theodor was born on April 22, 1939 in Oberrohr. Son of August Waigel and Genoveva Konrad.
WAIGEL, Theodor was born on April 22, 1939 in Oberrohr. Son of August Waigel and Genoveva Konrad.
Abitur (advanced matriculation examination), Krumbach, 1959. Universities of München and Wurzburg, law, political science. First state examination in law, 1963.
Second state examination and doctorate, 1967.
Member of governing board, German Helsinki Human Rights Committee. Member of governing board, German Society of Foreign Policy. District chairman. Junge Union (Young Union), Krumbach, 196170.
Regional chairman. Junge Union in Schwaben, 1967-1971. County chairman, Junge Union in Bayern, 1971-1975. Chairman, basic commission, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union), 1973-1988.
Chairman. Working Group Economy, CDU/CSU parly, group. 1980-1982; chairman, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) county group, 1982-1989. First deputy chairman, CDU/CSU parly, group, 1982-1989.
Member of Bundestag for Neu-Ulm. Regional chairman, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) in Schwaben, May 1987-1988. Member of county Executive Committee, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union).
Chairman, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union), November since 1988. Federal Minister of Finance, April since 1989. Lawyer; junior lawyer at court of law.
Personal assistant, to Undersecretary. Ministry of State for Finance, 1969-1970. Personal assistant. Bavarian Minister of State Jaumann, 1970-1972.
Catholic.
Chairman Krumbach Junge Union, 1961-1970, Swabian Junge Union, 1967-1971, Bavarian Junge Union, 1971-1975. Chairman basic commission Christian-Social Union (CSU), 1973-1978, chairman, doctrinal commission, chairman, 1988-1998, chairman parliamentary group on economics committee, 1978-1980, chairman economics working party and economics spokesman parliamentary group, 1980-1982, 1st deputy chairman parliamentary group, 1982-1989, chairman parliamentary party, 1982-1989. Member Krumbach District Council, 1966-1972, Bundestag, 1972-2002.
Married Karin Honig in 1966.