Ronald Pofalla
Federal Minister of Special Affairs and Chief of the Chancellor's Office  Germany
Incumbent
Assumed office  28 October 2009
Preceded by	Thomas de Maizière
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office  1990
Born	May 15, 1959 (1959-05-15) (age 50) Weeze, Northrhine-Westphalia
Nationality	Germany
Political party	CDU
Alma mater	University of Cologne
Profession	Lawyer
Website	www.ronald-pofalla.de

Ronald Pofalla (born May 15, 1959 in Weeze) is a German politician, currently serving as the Chief of Staff of the German Chancellery and a Federal Minister for Special Affairs in the Second Cabinet Merkel.

From 2004 to 2005 he was deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU's parliamentary group in the Bundestag, and served as the Secretary General of the CDU from 2005 to 2009, when he was appointed to cabinet, succeeding Thomas de Maizière as Chief of Staff.

Pofalla studied social pedagogy at the Fachhochschule in Kleve. After finishing with a Diplom in 1981 he studied law at the University of Cologne. In 1991 he passed the second Staatsexamen. Since that time Pofalla has been licensed to work as a lawyer.

Pofalla has been a member of the CDU since 1975. At first he was engaged in the Junge Union. He was chairman of the JU in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1986 to 1992.

Since 1990 he has been a member of the Bundestag.

[edit] External links

• Ronald Pofalla's website

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