Daniel Peters

Daniel Peters
Peters in 2021
Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In office
3 March 2020 – 21 September 2026
Preceded byVincent Kokert
Personal details
Born (1981-06-11) 11 June 1981 (age 45)
Rostock, East Germany
(now Germany)
PartyChristian Democratic Union (since 2002)
Children1
EducationUniversity of Rostock

Daniel Peters (born 11 June 1981) is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2020. He has served as group leader of the Christian Democratic Union and as state president of the party since 2024.

Early life and education

Born in Rostock, Peters attended the Friderico-Francisceum in Bad Dobrean until 2002. After graduating, he joined the CDU and studied demography, political science, and European history at the University of Rostock, earning a master’s degree in 2009. From 2009 to 2020, he worked as a research assistant to Bundestag member Eckhardt Rehberg.

Political career

Peters entered the Rostock City Council in 2014 and was re-elected in 2019. He chairs the councils' CDU/UFR parliamentary group. He first ran for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the 2016 election but was not elected. In March 2020, he entered parliament as Vincent Kokert’s successor and was re-elected in the 2021 election.

In March 2022, Peters became Secretary General of the CDU Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, receiving 95.1% of the vote. In April 2024, he was elected state party chairman and, shortly afterwards, chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament.

Personal life

Peters is married and has one child. He is a member and supporter of FC Hansa Rostock.

References

  1. ↑ "Generalsekretär Peters will CDU-Landeschef in MV werden". Die Welt (in German). 18 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Peters jetzt auch Vorsitzender der CDU-Landtagsfraktion". Die Zeit (in German). 16 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Nach Rücktritt: Dieses Amt erbt der Rostocker Daniel Peters von CDU-Chef Vincent Kokert". OZ - Ostsee-Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "7. Wahlperiode - Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". www.landtag-mv.de. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Daniel Peters aus Rostock in Landtag nachgerückt - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2026.