Thomas Goppel

Thomas Goppel (born 30 April 1947 in Aschaffenburg) is a German politician and party member of the CSU party. Goppel is a MP of the Landtag of Bavaria since 7 November 1974. He is the son of the former Bavarian Minister President Alfons Goppel and was a member of the Bavarian State Government from 1986 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2008. Amongst others, Goppel served as State Minister for Federal and European Affairs (1990-1994), as State Minister for Regional Development and Environment (1994-1998), as well as State Minister for Science, Research, and Arts (2003-2008). From 1998 to 2003, Goppel was Secretary General of the CSU party. Goppel is a cousin of Konrad Zdarsa, the bishop of the Augsburg Diocese.
Goppel is married.