Christian Democratic Union

Details

Instance of

major party, fraternal party, political party in Germany, political party

Inception

26 June 1945

Has parts

CDU board, CDU Baden-Württemberg, CDU Berlin, CDU Brandenburg, CDU Braunschweig, CDU Bremen, CDU Hamburg, CDU Hannover, CDU Hesse, CDU Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Country

Germany

Headquarters

Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, Konrad-Adenauer-Haus

Chaired by

Konrad Adenauer, Ludwig Erhard, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Rainer Barzel, Helmut Kohl, Wolfgang Schäuble, Angela Merkel, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Armin Laschet, Friedrich Merz

different from

Christian Democratic Union (GDR)

fax number

+49-30-22070111

general secretary

Bruno Heck, Konrad Kraske, Kurt Biedenkopf, Heiner Geißler, Volker Rühe, Peter Hintze, Angela Merkel, Ruprecht Polenz, Laurenz Meyer, Volker Kauder, Ronald Pofalla, Hermann Gröhe

hashtag

CDU

industry

voluntary sector

location of formation

Berlin

member category

Category:Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians

member count

676747, 662598, 789609, 777767, 751163, 713846, 685343, 671497, 657643, 645852, 645786, 631700

member of

European Movement Germany, European People's Party, Centrist Democrat International, International Democracy Union

native label

Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

number of seats in assembly

164, 17, 23

official color

orange, black

official name

Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

owner of

Union Betriebs-Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Konrad-Adenauer-Haus

parent organization or unit

Christian Social Union of Bavaria

parliamentary group

CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction

participant in

2017 German federal election, 2013 German federal election, 2009 German federal election, 2005 German federal election, 2002 German federal election, 1998 German federal election, 1994 German federal election, 1990 German federal election, 1987 West German federal election, 1983 West German federal election, 1980 West German federal election, 1976 West German federal election

phone number

+49-30-220700

political alignment

centre-right, centrism, big tent

political ideology

Christian democracy, conservatism, liberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism, economic liberalism

position held by head of the organization

leader of the Christian Democratic Union, Secretary General of the CDU

replaces

Christian Democratic Union (GDR)

short name

CDU, ХДС, CDU, CDU, ДХС

social media followers

338675, 263692, 372358, 379276, 21100, 23300, 27900, 31000

sRGB color hex triplet

000000, 151518, 51B8C2

topic's main category

Category:Christian Democratic Union of Germany

youth wing

Young Union

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