▁is ▁District ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Leipzig ▁CD U ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁W ink ler ▁was ▁regional ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Youth ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁CD U ▁in ▁Sax ony ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁and ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁Sax ony ▁CD U ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 1 ▁W ink ler ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Gr im ma . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁W ink ler ▁was ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Land tag ▁of ▁Sax ony , ▁the ▁German ▁state ▁of ▁Sax ony ' s ▁parliament . ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁for ▁European ▁and ▁State ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Chan cell ery ▁of ▁Sax ony ▁under ▁Minister - Pres ident ▁Georg ▁Mil br adt . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁public ly ▁owned ▁Landes bank ▁Sachsen ▁– ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁smallest ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁Landes bank en ▁– ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁until ▁its ▁near - collapse ▁and ▁its ▁subsequent ▁sale ▁to ▁L BB W . ▁He ▁also ▁represented ▁Sax ony ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ions ▁( Co R )