Thorsten Frei
Thorsten Frei | |
|---|---|
Frei in 2023 | |
| Head of the Chancellery Minister for Special Affairs | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Schmidt |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 22 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Schwarzwald-Baar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1973 Säckingen, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Professor • Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch/service | Bundeswehr |
| Years of service | 1993–1994 |
| 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.