Vita of the President

Alexander Dierks

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Alexander Dierks

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
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

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
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)