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Edmund Rüdiger Rudi Stoiber (born September 28, 1941) is a German politician, currently minister-president of the Bundesland of Bavaria and chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Born in Oberaudorf in the district of Rosenheim, he is a lawyer and has been, since 1974, a member of local government in Bavaria. From 1978 to 1982/83 he was secretary general of the CSU. He led the Bavarian office of state from 1982 to 1986 as undersecretary of state and from 1986 to 1988 as minister of state. As Bavarian minister of the interior he stood up for the maintenance of internal security by using the powers of the state. He also demanded that asylum be granted more restrictively (which is much more liberally handled in Germany than, for example, in the USA).
Raised in the upper Bavarian village of Oberaudorf in the district of Rosenheim, Stoiber attended the Ignaz-Günther-Gymnasium in Rosenheim, where he received his Abitur degree in 1961. He completed his military service (required in Germany) with the traditional elite infantry Gebirgsdivision in Mittenwald and Bad Reichenhall , and then had to leave an officer's training course early because of a knee injury. Next, Stoiber began to study political science and lawThis article is about law in society. For other possible meanings, see law (disambiguation). Law (a loanword from Danish-Norwegian lov , in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules of conduct which mandate or proscribe (or both) specified relationshi in the fall of 1962Events January January 1 Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 8 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is e in MunichMunich ( German: Munchen ) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. Behind Berlin and Hamburg, Munich is Germany's third largest city with a population of about 1. 261 million ( as of 2003). It is located on the river Isar. History The se. He passed his state law exam in 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio. He then worked as an assistant professor of criminal lawCriminal law (also known as penal law is the body of law that regulates governmental sanctions (such as imprisonment and/or fines) as retaliation for crimes against the social order. The goal of this process is that of achieving criminal justice. Accordin and Ostrecht [?] at the Universität Regensburg . He was awarded a doctorateA doctorate is an academic degree of the highest level. Traditionally, the award of a doctorate implies recognition of the candidate as an equal by the university faculty under which he or she has studied. There are essentially three types of doctorates: of jurisprudence, and at last in 1971 took the second state examination with Prädikat. [?]
He has been, since 1974, a member of local government in Bavaria. From 1978 to 1982/83 he was secretary general of the CSU. He led the Bavarian office of state from 1982 to 1986 as undersecretary of state and from 1986 to 1988 as minister of state. As Bavarian minister of the interior he stood up for the maintenance of internal security by using the powers of the state. He also demanded that asylum be granted more restrictively (which is much more liberally handled in Germany than, for example, in the USA).
In May 1993, the Bavarian Landtag (parliament) elected him as minister-president in which office he succeeded Max Streibl.
After the withdrawal of CDU head Angela Merkel, Stoiber became the main candidate of the CDU/ CSU for the parlamentary elections which were held in September 2002. However, SPD chancellor and candidate Gerhard Schröder won by a narrow margin.
See also: List of Premiers of Bavaria