in Hessen, chairman of the board of trustees Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK), member of the board of trustees Fritz Bauer Institute, member of the board of trustees Stiftung Flughafen Frankfurt/Main für die Region - chairman of the Bboard Internatsschule Schloss Hansenberg, chairman of the board of trustees Bad Hersfelder Festspiele, patron Filmbildung – Jetzt!, German Film Institute, Honorary Chairman of the board of trustees Frankfurt Biotechnology Innovation Center (FiZ), Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2010–2022) Political positions Ahead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Bouffier publicly opposed Friedrich Merz as candidate to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair. Instead, he publicly endorsed Armin Laschet's candidacy. Controversy German politicians from across the political spectrum criticized Deutsche Bank co-CEO Jürgen Fitschen in December 2012 following reports he had telephoned Bouffier to complain about a raid on the bank's Twin Towers in Frankfurt – even though Bouffier's office was not directly responsible for overseeing the action. During the trial of Beate Zschäpe for the NSU murders, the BfV agent Andreas Temme who was at the scene of one of the murders, yet claimed not to have noticed it, was accused by the prosecution of having sympathies towards Neo-Nazism himself, thus casting doubt on his testimony. Bouffier, then interior minister of Hesse, shielded Temme from further investigations, citing protection of undercover agents. Personal life Bouffier is married to his wife Ursula, a former radiology assistant. In early 2019, he underwent treatment for skin cancer. References 1951 births Living people People from Giessen German Lutherans Presidents of the German Bundesrat Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Hesse Ministers-President of Hesse Ministers of the Hesse State Government