Axel Wintermeyer MdL (member of the Hessian Landtag)
Personal information:
- Born on the 1st of January 1960 in Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg
- Currently residing in Hofheim
- Protestant
Career related information:
- Attended elementary and secondary school in Hofheim
- Law studies at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz
- Junior lawyer at the county court of Wiesbaden
- Since 1994, partner in the law firm of Vater, Thoenemann, Wintermeyer in Hofheim – the law licence is dormant since August 31, 2010
- Organist at the protestant church of Bad Soden-Neuenhain (until 2006)
Political career:
- Past:
- In 1974, entry into the Student’s Union (Schüler Union – organization of centre-right and conservative pupils)
- In 1978, entry into the Young Union (YU – Junge Union – organization of centre-right and conservative young people from 14 – 35 years)
- Since 1979, member of the YU board in Hofheim
- From 1982 until 1988, chairman of the YU
- Until 1987, member of the YU district board in Main-
Taunus and member of the regional board of the YU Westhessen (today: Nassau)
- Since 1979, member of the CDU
- Since 1982, executive board member of the local CDU party
Hofheim
- From 1991 till 1998, chairman of the local CDU party in Hofheim
- Since 1991, member of the CDU district town board in Main-Taunus
- Secretary of the parliamentarian groups chairmen’s conference of CDU and CSU
- Current:
- Since 1998, CDU-District town chairman of the CDU Main-Taunus
- Since 1998, member in the CDU regional board Untermain
- Since 1981, town council member of the district town of Hofheim
- Member of the Main-Taunus district county council since 1996
- Since 2004 chairman of the Hessian protestant workgroup (EAK)
- Member of the executive committee and the the regional board of CDU Hesse
- Deputy member of the Bundesrat (Federal council)
- Since August 31, 2010 Minister of state and Head of the state chancellery
Landtag/Parliament:
- Past:
- Until August 2001, member of the culture and school committee
- Deputy member of the board of trustees for political education in Wiesbaden (until 2003)
- Director of the panel: “Bioethics and Genetic engineering” of the CDU Hessia
- Member of the investigation committee UNA 15/I
- Member of the investigation committee UNA 15/II about party funding
- Chairman of the investigation committee UNA 15/III
- CDU representative in the committee for the reform of the Hessian constitution
- CDU parlamentarian spokesperson for legal affairs
- Member of the law and judicial committee. Areas of responsibility: federal justice affairs, lawyers and notary questions, European and constitutional law
- Member of the committee for agriculture, forestry, environment and consumer protection. Areas of responsibility: genetic engineering, biotechnology, chemical politics and noise protection
- Chairman of the investigation committee UNA 16/I
- Chairman of the investigation committee UNA 16/II
- Until july 2007, member of the investigation committee UNA 16/III
- From 19.11.2008 until 18.01.2009, deputy member of the constant committee according to art. 93 constitution of Hesse
- Deputy member of the main committee
- Member of the Hessian voting scrutiny court
- Deputy member of the Hessian judge electoral committee
- Member of the voting committee for judiciary members of the constitutional court, Hesse
- Member of the committee according to art. 13 of the federal constitution
- Until August 31, 2010 chairman of the investigation committee “UNA 18/II – riot police”
- From 2005 till 2010 CEO of the CDU parliamentary faction
- Current:
- Since 1999, directly elected as parliament representative for the district 33 Main-Taunus West which includes the cities of Hofheim, Flörsheim, Hochheim, Hattersheim and the community of Kriftel
- Reelected as the direct candidate of the electoral district 33 in 2003, 2008 and 2009
Honorary functions:
- Member of the supervisory board of “documenta and Museum Fridericianum event-llc”
- Member of the supervisory board of “HA Hessen Agency llc”
Hobbies: 
- Playing the piano and the organ
- Painting
- Cycling
- Traveling
