Peter Gauweiler

Peter Gauweiler
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-22) 22 June 1949 (age 74) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany (now Germany)
Citizenship	German
Nationality	Germany
Political party	CSU
Spouse	Eva Gauweiler
Children	Four
Alma mater	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Free University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Peter Gauweiler (born 22 June 1949) is a German lawyer and politician of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 2002 to 2015, representing the Munich South district. From 2013 until 2015, he also served as deputy leader of the CSU, under the leadership of chairman Horst Seehofer. He resigned his parliamentary seat and leadership post in 2015 at age 65.

Gauweiler is considered a Euro-sceptic and made a name with partly successful constitutional complaints against the euro bailout fund and the Lisbon Treaty.^[1]