Manuel Hagel

Manuel Hagel (born 1 May 1988) is a German politician and former bank officer who has served as Deputy Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg and Interior Minister of the state since 2026. He is also the leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Baden-Württemberg (CDU) since 2023, having been its secretary general from 2016 to 2021. He has been a Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (MdL) for Ehingen since 2016, where he has chaired his party's parliamentary group since 2021. In May 2025, he was selected as CDU's lead candidate for the Baden-Württemberg state election. After his party narrowly lost the election on 8 March 2026, finishing second behind the Greens, Hagel served as the CDU’s chief negotiator in coalition talks with the Greens under Cem Özdemir. A coalition agreement was reached in May 2026, and the Özdemir cabinet was sworn in on 13 May 2026. Hagel was appointed Minister of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, with responsibility for internal security, and also became Deputy Minister-President.