in 1999. There were multiple lawsuits before the court of Marburg and in the federal court between Wagner and his former family in law. Political views Education Wagner is a known opponent of the concept of Gesamtschule, where the different secondary education types are offered in the same school. He advocates like Walter Wallmann for the freedom of parents to choose to send their children to a specific school type. As chair of his fraction, Wagner spoke out in favor of tuition fees for long-term students and supported the introduction of tuition fees in general. Justice As minister for justice in Hesse, Wagner was the initiator of the electronic shackles (electronic tagging device) for some former criminals. He also advocated for a harsher judicial system in Germany. During the elections of 2008, he argued that foreigners who would insult Germans with "Scheiß-Deutscher" (shit-Germans), should be deported. Profiling of the CDU After Norbert Röttgen was fired in 2012 as federal minister for the environment, Wagner stated that he would like to see a sharper profile for the party: „Wir müssen uns auf unser C [christlich] besinnen und klare wirtschaftsliberale Akzente setzen." (We should think about the 'C' [Christian] and put clear emphasis on economic liberalism) Biblical creationism in biology education Wagner supported in 2007, together with Roland Koch, the publicly criticised project of Karin Wolff to introduce creationism as a component of biology classes. Many public outlets saw in this proposal an attempt to introduce creationism in schools of Hesse, after Wolff had previously stated to see no contradiction between evolution theory and the explanation in the Bible. Awards In 1991, Wagner was awarded the Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande). References 1943 births 21st-century German politicians Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Landtag of Hesse Living people