Hans-Peter Friedrich (born March 10, 1957 in Naila

Naila

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, Bavaria

Bavaria

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) is a German

Germany

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 politician

Politician

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, representative of the Christian Social Union

Christian Social Union of Bavaria

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 (CSU). He has been a member of the Bundestag

Bundestag

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 of Germany since 1998. In the ongoing coalition negotiations with the Free Democratic Party

Free Democratic Party (Germany)

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, Friedrich was responsible for the portfolio of housing and development. On 2 March 2011 he was selected to succeed Thomas de Maizière

Thomas de Maizière

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 as Federal Minister of the Interior

Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)

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. On 3 March 2011 Friedrich was appointed.