Alexander Dierks
Alexander Dierks leads the Saxon State Parliament as President since October 2024.
Biographical details
- Born on 2 October 1987 in Bietigheim-Bissingen (Baden-Württemberg)
- Protestant, one daughter
Political functions and offices
| since 2024 | President of the Saxon State Parliament |
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| since 2014 | Member of the Saxon State Parliament (elected directly in the constituency of Chemnitz 2) |
| 2019-2024 | Spokesperson for social and youth policy related issues for the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) parliamentary group in the Saxon State Parliament |
| 2019-2024 | Chairman of the Working Group for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion of the CDU parliamentary group in the Saxon State Parliament |
| 2014-2024 | Member of the Landesjugendhilfeausschuss (State Youth Welfare Committee) (Chairperson since 2019) |
| 2019-2024 | Member of the Committee for Home Affairs and Sport and of the Committee for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion of the Saxon State Parliament |
| 2017-2024 | Secretary General of the Saxon CDU |
| 2014-2019 | Member of the Chemnitz City Council |
| 2011-2017 | Regional Chairman of the Young Union of Saxony and Lower Silesia |
| since 2008 | Member of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) |
Other current functions
| President of the Board of Trustees "Tag der Sachsen" |
| Chairman of the Board of Trustees "Semper Opernball e. V." |
| President of the Saxony Tourism Association (LTV Sachsen) |
| Chairman of the Board of Trustees "Jahr der jüdischen Kultur in Sachsen 2026" |
| President of the "Sächsische Landesvereinigung für Gesundheitsförderung e. V." |
| Member of the Board of Trustees "Gottfried-Silbermann-Gesellschaft e. V." |
| Member of the Board of Trustees "Sonnenstrahl e. V." |
| Deputy Chairman of the Lern- und Gedenkort Kaßberg-Gefängnis e.V. |
| President of the Lions Club Wasserschloß Klaffenbach |
| Member of the Parlamentarisches Forum Mittel- und Osteuropa e.V. |
| Member of the „Forum Central Europe at the Saxon State Parliament“ Advisory Board |
Education and career
| 2013-2014 | Office manager of a CDU Bundestag member |
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| 2006-2013 | European Studies with a focus on Social and Economic Sciences (Bachelor's degree) at Chemnitz University of Technology, followed by studies in Political Science (Master of Arts degree) at Chemnitz University of Technology (scholarship holder of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation) |
| 2006 | Abitur (high school diploma) |