The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Germany. Having a regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), operates in the other fifteen states of Germany. It differs from the CDU by being somewhat more conservative in social matters, following Catholic social teaching. The CSU is considered the de facto successor of the Weimar-era Catholic Bavarian People's Party.
Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber is a German politician who served as the 16th Minister President of the state of Bavaria between 1993 and 2007 and chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) between 1999 and 2007. In 2002, he ran for the office of Chancellor of Germany in the federal election, but in one of the narrowest elections in German history lost against Gerhard Schröder. On 18 January 2007, he announced his decision to step down from the posts of minister-president and party chairman by 30 September, after having been under fire in his own party for weeks.
Zorn is a family name of German origin meaning "wrath". Historically, it was predominantly strong in German influenced cities such as Strasbourg, Kempten, Innsbruck, and Würzburg. Today, the surname Zorn can be frequently found in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Thüringen.
Schelling is a surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Markus Pieper is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.
Karin Stoiber, née Rudolf (born 6 July 1943, in Buchau, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Nazi Germany was the spouse of the minister-president of Bavaria from 1993 to 2007.
Ottinger is a surname derived from the city of Oettingen in Bavaria.
Baier is a surname of German origin with the meaning "person from Bavaria". Notable people with the surname include:
Fellner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Siebert is a surname derived from the Germanic personal name composed of the elements sigi ‘victory’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.
Aigner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kopf is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wengert is a German surname that may refer to:
Niedermeier is a German surname. The name was initially used as a distinguishing name for a farmer (Meier) who had a farm lower (nieder) than the neighboring one(s). Variants are Niedermaier, Niedermair, Niedermayer, Niedermayr, Niedermeier, Niedermeir, Niedermeyer and Niedermeyr. These names are common to Austria and Bavaria.
Baviera is a Spanish-language surname. It is also the name for the German state of Bavaria in Spanish.
Weinzierl is a surname of German origin. It is an occupational surname for a maker or seller of wine (vintner), or a habitational name from similarly named places in Austria and Bavaria. Notable people with the surname include:
Eisner or Eissner is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Sypolt is a surname of German origin. It has its origins in the state of Bavaria and has the Americanized spelling of the German surnames; Seibold, Seipolt and Seipold.
Brandenberger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Schmale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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