Albert Füracker | |
Office1: | |
1Namedata1: | Markus Söder |
Term Start1: | 21 March 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Markus Söder |
Office2: | Member of the Landtag of Bavaria for Neumarkt |
Term Start2: | 28 September 2008 |
Predecessor2: | Hans Spitzner |
Majority2: | 49.5% |
Birth Date: | 3 February 1968 |
Party: | Christian Social Union |
Albert Füracker (born 3 February 1968) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). He has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria[1] since September 2008 and has served as Minister for Finance and Home Affairs of Bavaria since March 2018,
Between 1986 and 2003, Füracker was a member of the Young Union. He has been a member of the CSU since 1987.
From 2009 until 2013, Füracker chaired the Committee on Food, Agriculture and Forestry. He also served on the Parliamentary Commission on the Energy Transition from 2012 until 2013.
From 2013 until 2018, Füracker was a member of the state government of Minister-President Horst Seehofer of Bavaria. During that time, he served as State Secretary at the State Ministry of Finance under the leadership of Minister Markus Söder.
Since 2018 Füracker has been serving as State Minister of Finance, Regional Development and Home Affairs in the state government of Minister-President Markus Söder of Bavaria.[2]
Füracker was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[3]