He also serves as one of five deputy chairmen of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and as head of the party in his home state.
كما أنه يعمل كواحد من خمسة نواب لرئيس الاتحاد الديمقراطي المسيحي الألماني (CDU) وكزعيم للحزب في ولايته.