Armin Schuster

Armin Schuster
Schuster in 2020
State Minister of the Interior of Saxony
Assumed office
22 April 2022
Minister-PresidentMichael Kretschmer
Preceded byRoland Wöller
President of the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
In office
10 November 2020 – 22 April 2022
Minister
Vice PresidentThomas Herzog
Preceded byChristoph Unger
Succeeded byRalph Tiesler
Chair of the
Breitscheidplatz truck attack Inquiry Committee
In office
1 March 2018 – 26 September 2019
DeputyMahmut Özdemir
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKlaus-Dieter Gröhler
Chair of the
Parliamentary Oversight Panel
In office
18 January 2018 – 5 November 2020
DeputyKonstantin von Notz
Preceded byClemens Binninger
Succeeded byRoderich Kiesewetter
Member of the Bundestag
for Lörrach – Müllheim
In office
27 October 2009 – 9 November 2020
Preceded byMarion Caspers-Merk
Succeeded byChristian Natterer
Personal details
Born (1961-05-20) 20 May 1961
CitizenshipGerman
PartyChristian Democratic Union (1987–)
Children1
Alma materHochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung
University of Hagen
Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Police officer
  • Civil Servant
  • Docent
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Armin Schuster (born 20 May 1961) is a German politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Schuster has been serving as State Minister of Internal Affairs in the government of Minister-President Michael Kretschmer since 2022.

Schuster was the president of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) from 2020 to 2022 and a Member of the Bundestag from 2009 to 2020.