German politician
Tanja Gönner (born 23 July 1969) is a German lawyer and politician of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as managing director of the
Federation of German Industries (BDI), the leading lobby organization of
German industry .
Early life and education
Gönner was born 1969 in the West German town of
Sigmaringen and studied
law at the
University of Tübingen .
[1]
Political career
Career in national politics
From 2002 to 2004 Gönner served as member of the Bundestag, representing the
Zollernalb – Sigmaringen district.
[2]
From 2000 to 2012, Gönner was part of the federal executive of the CDU, under leadership of the party’s chairwoman
Angela Merkel .
Career in state government
In 2004, Gönner was appointed State Minister for Social Affairs in the government of
Minister-President
Erwin Teufel of Baden-Württemberg. In the subsequent governments of
Ministers-President
Günther Oettinger and
Stefan Mappus , she served as State Minister of the Environment from 2005 to 2011. In this capacity, she notably defended the controversial
Stuttgart 21 infrastructure project.
[3]
In the negotiations to form a
coalition government following the
2009 federal elections , Gönner was part of the working group on the environment, agriculture and consumer protection, led by
Ilse Aigner and
Michael Kauch .
[4]
In 2011, news media reported that Gönner was the preferred candidate of
Chancellor
Angela Merkel to succeed Matthias Kurth as president of the
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA);
[5] after negotiations, however, Jochen Homann was eventually appointed.
Life after politics
From 2012 to 2022, Gönner served as chair of the board at
GIZ .
[6]
Since June 2022, Gönner has been serving as Managing Director of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).
[6]
Other activities
Government bodies
German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), Member (since 2023, appointed ad personam by
Chancellor
Olaf Scholz )
[7]
Corporate boards
Non-profit organizations
Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021)
[13]
World Vision Germany , Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020)
[14]
[15]
Stiftung Liebenau, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2012)
[16]
Agora Verkehrswende, Member of the Council
[17]
Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Executive Board (since 2023)
[18]
Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV), Member of the Advisory Board
[19]
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft , Member of the Presidium
[20]
Quadriga Hochschule Berlin, Member of the Advisory Board on Politics and Public Affairs
[21]
Tönissteiner Group, Member of the Board of Trustees
[22]
WLSB-Sportstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
[23]
Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Member of the Board of Directors
[24]
Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), Member of the Advisory Board (2018–2021)
[25]
References
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"Stuttgart 21: CDU-Ministerin zieht Konsequenz aus Filz-Vorwurf" (in German). Handelsblatt.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2022-06-09 .
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"Gönner, Tanja" . Webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2022-06-09 .
^ deutschlandfunk.de.
"Ministerin Gönner hält an "Stuttgart 21" fest" . Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-14 .
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Koalitionsverhandlungen: Wen Union und FDP zum Feilschen schicken
Spiegel Online , 6 October 2009.
^ Daniel Wetzel (4 November 2011),
Tanja Gönner: Merkels Favoritin droht erneute Schlappe
Die Welt .
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a
b Braun, Stefan.
"Gönner wird BDI-Hauptgeschäftsführerin. Eine kleine Kulturrevolution" . Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-14 .
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Bundeskanzler beruft neuen Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), press release of 18 January 2023
^ Yasmin Osman (7 November 2023),
Förderbank: Hypo-Vereinsbank-Chefin Höllinger soll in den Verwaltungsrat der KfW
Handelsblatt .
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Neuer Aufsichtsrat berufen
VfB Stuttgart , press release of 28 September 2022.
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VfB Stuttgart erstmals mit zwei Frauen im Aufsichtsrat
Südwestrundfunk , 28 September 2022.
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Economic Advisory Board
Fraport .
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Gönner Chefin im Flughafen-Aufsichtsrat
BILD , 16 April 2010.
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Advisory Board Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO).
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Board of Trustees
World Vision Germany .
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Starke politische Kompetenz: Neue Mitglieder im Kuratorium von World Vision
World Vision Germany , press release of 14 December 2020.
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Supervisory Board Stiftung Liebenau.
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Council Agora Verkehrswende.
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"Executive Board" . Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG) . Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
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Advisory Board Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV).
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Presidium
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft .
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Advisory Board on Politics and Public Affairs Quadriga Hochschule Berlin.
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Board of Trustees Tönissteiner Group.
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Board of Trustees WLSB-Sportstiftung.
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Board of Directors
Konrad Adenauer Foundation .
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Beirat für die BAKSBundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik konstituiert sich neu ,
Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), press release of 18 October 2018.
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