Günther Beckstein

Günther Beckstein interests me as a study in conviction. A lawyer from Hersbruck in Bavaria, he served as the state's 17th Minister-President in 2007 and 2008 and became well known for blunt, unvarnished views on law and order. His tenure was brief, barely a year, yet that outspokenness feels increasingly rare among cautious modern politicians. Trained in law at Erlangen-Nuremberg and later made an honorary citizen of Nuremberg, he is clearly a man rooted deeply in his home region. I find myself warming to that stubborn, plainspoken Bavarian temperament, the kind that says exactly what it thinks regardless of fashion.

Günther Beckstein (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʏntɐ ˈbɛkʃtaɪn]; born 23 November 1943) is a German CSU politician from Bavaria and was the 17th minister-president of Bavaria from 9 October 2007 to 27 October 2008. He is well known for his outspoken views on law and order.

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Name (English)

Günther Beckstein

Name (Japanese)

ギュンター・ベックシュタイン

Reading

ぎゅんたー・べっくしゅたいん

Born

November 23, 1943 (age 82)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Origin

Hersbruck, Middle Franconia, Germany

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

politician / lawyer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Erlangen–Nuremberg

Awards & achievements

• Bavarian Order of Merit
• Escudo Silesiano
• 2014 honorary citizen of Nuremberg
• 2008 Order of Karl Valentin
• 2015 Frankenwürfel

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Middle Franconia
• politician
• lawyer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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