Thorsten Frei
1993 A-levels; 1993 to 1994 basic military service with the German-French Brigade; 1994 to 1999 law studies at the University of Freiburg, 1st state examination; 1999 to 2001 legal clerkship at the District Court of Waldshut-Tiengen, 2nd state examination. 2001 to 2002 lawyer; 2002 to 2004 government councilor in the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, 2004 to 2013 Lord Mayor of the City of Donaueschingen.
1999 to 2004 City Councilor and CDU Parliamentary Group Chairman in the Municipal Council of the City of Bad Säckingen; 2001 to 2004 District Chairman of the CDU Waldshut; 2006 to 2016 State Chairman of the Local Politics Association of the CDU Baden-Württemberg; since 2007 Deputy State Chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg; 2009 to 2019 District Councilor and CDU Parliamentary Group Chairman in the District Council of the Schwarzwald-Baar District. Since 2017 District Chairman of the CDU Schwarzwald-Baar.
Since October 2013 Member of the German Bundestag; 2018 to 2021 Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group for domestic and legal policy. Since 2021 First Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group.