Werner Schnappauf

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Werner Schnappauf (2011)

Werner Schnappauf (born August 30, 1953 in Steinbach am Wald ) is a German politician ( CSU ) and lobbyist . From 1998 to October 15, 2007 he was Bavarian State Minister for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection, and from September 24, 2007 to March 31, 2011, Chief Executive of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).

Life

education and profession

Schnappauf attended the Kaspar-Zeuss-Gymnasium in Kronach , where he graduated from high school in 1973 . After military service, he studied from 1974 Law and Political Science and Political Science at the University of Erlangen / Nuremberg and received his doctorate at Walter Schmitt Glaeser 1982 with the theme positioning in nuclear power plants at the University of Bayreuth to Dr. jur.

Political career

Was Schnappauf 1989-1998 District Administrator of the district Kronach in Frankenwald . From 1998 to 2003 he was Bavarian State Minister for State Development and Environmental Issues. In 1999 he became chairman of the CSU district association Upper Franconia and under his leadership the CSU succeeded in attracting numerous Upper Franconian municipalities, among others. a. Hof , Bayreuth and Kulmbach to be won by the SPD , as well as to make the CSU district association one of the most successful in Bavaria in state and federal elections.

Since September 21, 2003, Schnappauf was a member of the Bavarian State Parliament . This was preceded by Schnappauf's failed attempt to become a direct candidate in the Bamberg constituency after considerable conflicts . From October 14, 2003 to October 15, 2007, Schnappauf was Bavarian State Minister for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection. His previous ministry was merged with the Bavarian State Ministry for Health, Nutrition and Consumer Protection. He had to hand over responsibility for state planning to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Work for the Federation of German Industries

At an extraordinary meeting of the Presidium and Board of Directors of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) on September 24, 2007, Schnappauf was appointed as the new BDI General Manager. Schnappauf had renounced a ministerial post in the new cabinet under Prime Minister Günther Beckstein . He resigned his mandate as a member of the state parliament on November 15, 2007. On December 8, 2007, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was elected as his successor as CSU district chairman .

At the end of 2009, Schnappauf criticized the SWIFT agreement on the exchange of bank data with the USA, which the EU interior ministers had previously approved by a majority. According to Schnappauf, findings about "markets, contractual partners and business volumes" can also be derived from the data. He recognized a real danger "that companies are being spied on".

In the context of Chinese export restrictions for rare earths , Schnappauf warned in 2010 of supply bottlenecks for the German economy. He described the artificial scarcity as motivated by industrial policy and as an attempt by China to "keep added value in its own country". Schnappauf demanded that the topic be put "globally on the agenda".

Schnappauf made his office as managing director of the BDI available on March 31, 2011 after the minutes of a BDI meeting with statements by Rainer Brüderle on the temporary withdrawal from nuclear power, which were contrary to the public position of the black-yellow government coalition, became known . Schnappauf thus assumed political responsibility for the indiscretion after the BDI had initially spoken of a "protocol error".

further activities

Schnappauf is a partner at the Graf von Westphalen law firm and Senior Advisor at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a member of the supervisory board of Allianz Deutschland AG and a member of the board of trustees of the Allianz Umweltstiftung .

Schnappauf is an ambassador for the Children's Health Foundation .

Private

Schnappauf is married and has three children.

Positions

Cooling water from nuclear power plants

In the summer of 2003, in view of the high temperatures, he decided to raise the temperature limit value for the cooling water discharged from the Bavarian nuclear power plants by issuing a special permit.

During his time as environment minister, JJ1 , better known as the bear Bruno, was shot down.

Web links

Commons : Werner Schnappauf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Silent march on the death strip . The world. August 14, 2001. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Werner Schnappauf advises US bank . New press. December 3, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved on March 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ There is another vacancy in the new cabinet . The world. September 5, 2007. Accessed March 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ To Guttenberg new chairman (PDF) Oberfranken Kurier. December 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved on January 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ BDI fears industrial espionage by the USA . The world. December 1, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ Shortage of rare earths: BDI boss calls for a global raw material concept . Mirror online. October 22, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ The dispute with China over rare earths comes to a head . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. October 25, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Industry raises the alarm about "rare earths" . The world. October 22, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Atomic goofs: BDI top man resigns because of the Brüderle affair . Mirror online. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ Brüderles Patzer makes the FDP tremble before the elections . The world. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  11. ↑ Dr. Werner Schnappauf . Graf von Westphalen. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  12. ↑ Schnappauf advises American bank . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. December 1, 2011. Accessed March 13, 2015.
  13. ↑ Two new members on the board of trustees of the Allianz Umweltstiftung . Allianz Environmental Foundation. December 2, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ Werner Schnappauf: Minister in the speed trap . Focus Online. September 4, 2007. Accessed March 26, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Snap up, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CSU), MdL, Bavarian State Minister
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Steinbach am Wald