Thorsten Frei

Thorsten Frei
Frei in 2023
Head of the Chancellery
Minister for Special Affairs
Assumed office
6 May 2025
ChancellorFriedrich Merz
Preceded byWolfgang Schmidt
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
22 September 2013
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencySchwarzwald-Baar
Personal details
Born (1973-08-08) 8 August 1973
Säckingen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (CDU)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Freiburg
OccupationLawyerProfessorPolitician
Military service
Allegiance Germany
Branch/service Bundeswehr
Years of service1993–1994
Unit Franco-German Brigade

Thorsten Frei (born 8 August 1973) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Head of the Federal Chancellery in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.

Frei has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2013.