Markus Söder: Wife, children, private life - that's the Prime Minister's private life

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Markus Söder has a wife and children - many voters know that. We show what else the Prime Minister reveals about his private life.

Markus Söder has a wife and children - many voters know that.

We show what else the Prime Minister reveals about his private life.

Markus Söder: wife, children, hobbies - the prime minister in private life

Munich - On March 16, 2018, Markus Söder was elected Prime Minister of Bavaria.

Now he led the CSU for the first time as the top candidate for the state election in Bavaria in autumn 2018, but there was only 35.5 percent - according to initial projections.

For a man whose party has just achieved a historically poor result, Markus Söder looks quite composed on election evening.

He expresses "humility" in view of the crash and announces detailed analyzes.

Above all, however, the 51-year-old presents himself as the old and new strong man in the Free State of Bavaria - although the voters have migrated in droves and the absolute majority of the CSU is gone.

"We have to look ahead," says Söder.

"We'll take responsibility and get better."

The clear government mandate lies with his party.

The prime minister and top candidate led the CSU to a historically poor result - and could still benefit from it.

Markus Söder: His private life remains largely private

As a politician, many of his opponents find the CSU man direct, loud and uncomfortable.

The statesman is seen as consistently closed when it comes to his private life.

However, selected facts are known.

We'll show you Markus Söder's wife and tell you more about the politician's private life.

He seems to like it: Markus Söder is sitting in his office for the first time after being sworn in as Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria.

Markus Söder had a child before the marriage - with another woman

For Markus Söder, the relationship with his wife Karin was not the first serious relationship.

In 1991, the then 24-year-old met a woman in Nuremberg with whom he was to have his first child.

According to

sueddeutsche.de,

the

first encounter took place

in the tanning salon.

Ulrike B., according to the newspaper media clerk and at the time CSU voter, allegedly worked in 1991 in the said tanning salon, where Markus Söder is said to have been a customer.

He immediately asked her for her phone number, which is said to have resulted in a casual relationship between the two of them for years.

In December 1998 Markus Söder's first daughter was born: Gloria.

Perhaps it was because an illegitimate child did not have a career-enhancing effect for a CSU man, perhaps the then aspiring politician simply had too little time - at least 31-year-old Markus Söder wanted the woman who would become the mother of his child According to

sueddeutsche.de

neither marry nor spend a lot of time with daughter Gloria.

At the time of his daughter's birth, he had already known his current wife: Karin Baumüller, the daughter of a respected Nuremberg industrialist.

Markus Söder and Karin Baumüller-Söder appeared so happy at the opening of the Bayreuth Festival in 2012.

Video: The Söder family is one member richer

Markus Söder has three children with wife Karin

In 1999 Markus Söder and Mrs. Karin married, and in 2000 the Söders' first legitimate child: a daughter.

Two other sons of Markus Söder were born in 2004 and 2007, according to

Wikipedia

He really enjoys eating with his children, says Markus Söder to

Bunte.de in

2014

Hardly noticeable a difference: Markus Söder and Karin Baumüller-Söder also cut a fine figure together as Prime Minister and “First Lady” at the opening of the 2018 Bayreuth Festival.

He currently lives with his family in Nuremberg.

Otherwise, however, he keeps his private life completely out.

Journalists are only allowed to accompany him from time to time for a walk with his two dogs, the Labrador dog Fanny and the miniature pinscher bitch Bella.

The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder gives private insights.

Much should surprise you.

Markus Söder as a child: youth of today's Prime Minister

Markus Söder was born on January 5th, 1967 in Nuremberg.

, a centrally located district of the Franconian capital.

His parents Max (master mason) and Renate Söder (bank clerk) ran a construction company in Nuremberg.

From 1977 Markus Söder attended the Dürer-Gymnasium in Nuremberg, where he passed his Abitur in 1986 with an average grade of 1.3.

A teacher remembers in

ZEIT

: “An excellent student, high intellectual potential”.

Markus Söder and his father Max in 1982. Markus Söder posted this picture on Instagram on Father's Day 2017.

However, he also certifies that the former top of the class had a "lack of empathy", so that he "always saw himself in competition with the group" and "enjoyed his ones the most when the others only had three."

Markus Söder wrote about this Instagram post: “I had no idea what was waiting for you in life.” Markus Söder began to climb the career ladder very early on.

He was never asked for help by others.

While his classmates were attending left-wing demonstrations, Markus Söder junior, according to the teacher told

ZEIT,

preferred to study for school or hang around at events organized by the Junge Union.

Just one day after his 16th birthday, Markus Söder joined the CSU.

He also had his famous Franz Joseoph Strauss poster over his bed, of course.

Markus Söder wrote on Facebook on July 18, 2015: “That was the poster over my bed when I was young.

What was hanging with you? "

Markus Söder's career: This is how he became Prime Minister

Anyone who would like to take a quick look at Markus Söder's career is referred to his curriculum vitae on the homepage of the Bavarian State Government.

All stages of his career are briefly summarized there.

Söder's curriculum vitae in rapid succession: from the law exam at the University of Erlangen in 1991 to his detour into journalism as a volunteer at Bayerischer Rundfunk 1992 to 1993, his first election to the state parliament in 1994, his doctorate in 1998 at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen / Nuremberg 1998 and his various offices in CSU committees (state chairman of the Junge Union Bayern 1995 to 2003, district chairman of the CSU Nürnberg-West 1997 to 2008, chairman of the CSU media commission 2000 to 2011, CSU general secretary 2003 to 2007, European minister in Bavaria 2007 to 2008, Bavarian Environment and Health Minister 2008 to 2011 and Bavarian Finance Minister 2011 to 2018).

His entire résumé shimmers in a blue and white color and is aimed straight at the high point he reached in 2018: The election as Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria in March 2018. Even if he is currently receiving criticism for his space

plans

, such as on

merkur.de

* is to be read.

According to Markus Söder, this is the 27-year-old's first calling card for the 1994 state election.

Markus Söder privately: He makes no secret of hobbies

Markus Söder is an avowed fan of 1. FC Nürnberg.

In addition to the professionally successful Markus Söder, there is of course also the private person.

Walks in the woods, dogs and football (Markus Söder is an avowed fan of 1. FC Nürnberg) are among his favorite hobbies.

In addition, of course, his passion for Carnival should not go unmentioned.

The costumes that Markus Söder and Ms. Karin Baumüller-Söder traditionally wear for “Carnival in Franconia” in Veitshöchheim are legendary: As Eisbär Flocke (2009), Gandalf (2010), Gene Simmons from “Kiss” (2011), Punker ( 2012), Marilyn Monroe (2013), Shrek (2014), Mahatma Gandhi (2015), Edmund Stoiber (2016), Homer Simpson (2017) and Prince Regent Luitpold (2018), Markus Söder has already performed - naturally each time accompanied by the accompaniment his equally creative disguised wife Karin Baumüller-Söder.

The “Carnival in Franconia” in Veitshöchheim is firmly planned in Prime Minister Markus Söder's calendar every year - definitely including two hours in advance for hair and make-up.

Incidentally, anyone who thinks of the Prime Minister's extensive drinking bout with Markus Söder's obvious carnival affinity is mistaken: according to his own account, he hardly drinks alcohol.

"I just don't like it and I also go to bed very late and get up relatively early," he said to

morgenpost.de

It just doesn't work with alcohol.

In addition to this rather unusual leisure activity, Markus Söder also likes everyday things such as swimming, cycling and playing tennis.

In tennis, Markus Söder even reached the fourth highest league in Bavaria, the district class, as

reported by

spiegel.de

His two dogs "Fanny" (10, l.) And Bella (2, r.) Are "simply part of the family" for Markus Söder, as he writes on Instagram.

Markus Söder on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Opening of the Gäubodenfest in Straubing - the second largest folk festival in Bavaria.

Bavaria will develop the Carmelite Monastery into a science and research campus in the middle of the city.

The church is preserved and thus faith and research are combined.

pic.twitter.com/FHWRNO0apc

- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) August 11, 2018

Last but not least, Markus Söder owes his success to his very special ability to deal with the media.

At the

beginning of 2014, Markus Söder told

Bunte.de

that Twitter and Facebook were “an important issue as a sales and communication channel”.

You have to use these communication opportunities.

Check out this post on Instagram

German computer game award in Munich.

2 born in Bavaria there😄 @ barbara.schoeneberger #computerspiele # münchen #bayern #preis #games # Schöneberger # barbaraschöneberger # söder #derdcp #dcp #digital #games # munich

A post shared by Dr.

Markus Söder (@ markus.soeder) on Apr 10, 2018 at 9:33 am PDT

Obviously Markus Söder follows his own advice with great passion, because his Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts are full to the brim with Markus Söder live and in color: Markus Söder in the beer tent, Markus Söder with celebrities, Markus Söder with a cat and and and ...

The list could go on and on forever.

Clear message: Markus Söder can do anything, can do anything, does anything.

Hence his motto for the upcoming state elections in Bavaria: "Söder does it" (even if this campaign backfired for Markus Söder and the CSU when it was launched.)

He has yet to prove whether Markus Söder will actually "make" it in the state elections in Bavaria on October 14, 2018 and, despite poor CSU polls, emerge from the election as a glorious winner.

Until then, we will certainly be well informed about what Markus Söder is doing on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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Update of September 13, 2019:

A few days ago, Prime Minister Markus Söder had to say goodbye to the family dog Fanny.

She was part of the family for twelve years.

The CSU boss does not want to get a new dog for the time being.

"That was one of the most painful losses and we are still suffering from the fact today," said Söder

Antenne Bayern

“We still need a lot of time to digest it somehow.” Söder often visits animal shelters and there are many rousing animal fates there.

"But I wouldn't be ready now," he said.

Markus Söder posts a sad report on Facebook: "We will miss you very much"

Update September 8, 2019:

Prime Minister Markus Söder has to say goodbye to a beloved companion on four legs.

As Söder announced on Facebook on Sunday, the family dog Fanny died.

It was "sad news", after all, the Labrador bitch had been "in the heart of the family" for twelve years.

"We will miss them very much," the CSU politician announced.

The sympathy is great.

Within two hours, over 400 people have commented on the post and express their condolences on the loss.

Update from January 14, 2019:

A few days before he takes office as the new CSU chairman, Markus Söder speaks in an interview with Münchner Merkur about plans, partners, opponents (merkur.de *) - and what he learns from his mistakes.

Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and Green Party leader Ludwig Hartmann met for a dispute.

Among other things, it was about the exploratory talks between the parties. *

The AfD is suing Markus Söder - because of the Bavarian "bee" laws, reports Merkur.de *.