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Alois Rainer
Profile
Alois Rainer is a German politician and former master butcher who has served as the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity in the cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025. A member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), he has represented the Straubing constituency in the Bundestag since 2013. Throughout his parliamentary career, he has chaired the Finance Committee and held various roles in transport and budget policy. Rainer advocates for a competitive, modern agricultural sector and emphasizes the strategic importance of food security and rural development.
Details
- Born
- 1965-01-07 · 61 years old
- Birth place
- Straubing, Germany
- Education
- Grund- und Hauptschule Haibach
- Career
- Master butcher, restauranteur, Mayor of Haibach
