Ralph Brinkhaus

Ralph Brinkhaus MdB
Brinkhaus at the 2019 CDU party congress
Leader of the Opposition
In office 26 October 2021 – 15 February 2022
Chancellor	Angela Merkel Olaf Scholz
Preceded by	Alexander Gauland Alice Weidel
Succeeded by	Friedrich Merz
Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag
In office 25 September 2018 – 15 February 2022
First Deputy	Alexander Dobrindt
Chief Whip	Michael Grosse-Brömer Thorsten Frei
Preceded by	Volker Kauder
Succeeded by	Friedrich Merz
Member of the Bundestag for Gütersloh I
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 October 2009
Preceded by	Hubert Deittert
Personal details
Born	(1968-06-15) 15 June 1968 (age 55) Wiedenbrück, West Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (1998–)
Spouse	Elke Tombach ​ (m. 2010)​
Residence	Gütersloh
Alma mater	University of Hohenheim
Website	ralph-brinkhaus.de
Military service
Allegiance	Germany
Branch/service	Bundeswehr
Unit	German Army (Heer) / Self-propelled artillery (Panzerjägertruppe)

Ralph Brinkhaus (born 15 June 1968) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as parliamentary leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag from 2018 to 2022.