Herbert Reul
Herbert Reul | |
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Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Assumed office 30 June 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Armin Laschet Hendrik Wüst |
Preceded by | Ralf Jäger |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2004 – 6 July 2017 | |
Constituency | Germany |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Alma mater | University of Cologne |
Website | www |
Herbert Reul (born 31 August 1952) is a German politician of the
Early career
Reul was born in Langenfeld, Rhineland. The son of a mayor, Reul joined the youth wing of the CDU, the
Political career
Career in state politics, 1985–2003
In the 1985 state elections, Reul gained a seat in the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia and occupied it for 19 years.[3] In parliament, he was his political group's spokesperson on education policy from 1985 to 1991. Between 1991 and 2003, he served as Secretary General of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia, under the leadership of successive chairmen Norbert Blüm (1993–99) and Jürgen Rüttgers (1999-2003).[4]
Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2017
Reul first became a
From 2012, Reul was a member of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with the
In addition to his committee assignments, Reul was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation,[6] the Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI)[7] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.
Reul was widely regarded as one of the driving forces behind blocking Martin Schulz’ reelection as President of the European Parliament in early 2017.[8]
State Minister for Internal Affairs, 2017–present
From the
During his time in office, Reul oversaw investigations into the 2018 Münster attack[11] and the Bottrop and Essen car attack in 2018/2019.[12] In 2020, he ordered an investigation into police officers’ use of force following a public outcry over a video of a police officer detaining a minor by kneeling on his neck.[13]
Since 2021, Reul has been serving as deputy chair of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia, under the leadership of chair Hendrik Wüst.[14] That same year, he announced his intention to run for a seat in the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia in the 2022 state elections.[15]
Role in national politics
Reul was a CDU delegate to the
Together with Frank Henkel, Peter Hintze, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Christine Lieberknecht, David McAllister and Annette Widmann-Mauz, Reul co-chaired the CDU’s 2014 national convention in Berlin.[18]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Reul publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[19]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- RheinEnergie AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (2012–2014),[20] Member of the Advisory Board (since 2014)
Non-profits
- German Forum for Crime Prevention (DFK), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)
- Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2016)
- Institute for European Politics (IEP), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2015)[21]
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Member[22]
- Karl Arnold Foundation, Member of the Board
- Karl Reul Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2015)[23]
- Institute for Mining and Energy Law at the Ruhr University Bochum, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2013)[24]
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Member of the Broadcasting Council (2003–2009), Substitute Member of the Broadcasting Council (since 2009)
Controversy
Shortly after the CDU donations scandal and amid the campaign for the state elections in 2000, Reul became the target of public criticism when he – in his capacity as Secretary General of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia – had his party pay for a private trip to the Bayreuth Festival.[25]
References
- ^ Cynthia Kroet (29 June 2017), German MEP becomes state interior minister Politico Europe.
- European Voice.
- European Voice.
- Wall Street Journal.
- European Voice.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation.
- ^ Members of the European Parliament's Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI) European Parliament.
- ^ Ryan Heath (9 March 2017), The 40 MEPs who matter in 2017: #13 Herbert Reul Politico Europe.
- ^ Cynthia Kroet (29 June 2017), German MEP becomes state interior minister Politico Europe.
- Bundesrat.
- ^ Elke Ahlswede (April 7, 2018), Muenster attacker was lone German with mental health problems: minister Reuters.
- ^ Andrea Shalal (January 1, 2019), Four injured after German man rams car into crowd; racist motive suspected Reuters.
- ^ Thomas Escritt (August 17, 2020), Shock at German policeman's knee-on-neck arrest Reuters.
- ^ Maximilian Plück (25 October 2021), NRW-Landtagswahl 2022: Herbert Reul entscheidet Kampfkandidatur für sich Rheinische Post.
- ^ Maximilian Plück (25 October 2021), NRW-Landtagswahl 2022: Herbert Reul entscheidet Kampfkandidatur für sich Rheinische Post.
- ^ Drucksache 17/16063: Ergebnis der Wahl der Mitglieder zur 17. Bundesversammlung State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- European Voice.
- ^ Protokoll: 26. Parteitag der CDU Deutschlands, 5. April 2014, Berlin Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
- ^ NRW-Innenminister will Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer wählen Rheinische Post, 6 December 2018.
- ^ 2014 Annual Report RheinEnergie AG.
- ^ Board of Trustees Institute for European Politics (IEP).
- ^ Members Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing.
- ^ Board of Trustees Institute for Mining and Energy Law at the Ruhr University Bochum.
- ^ Thomas Seim (25 February 2000), Generalsekretär erhöhte sein Gehalt / Partei zahlte Privatflug: Neue Vorwürfe gegen CDU-Politiker Reul in NRW Berliner Zeitung.