Steffen Bilger (CDU), born 1979 in Schongau, has been Germany's Federal Minister for Transport since 29 July 2026. A lawyer by training, he has represented Ludwigsburg in the Bundestag since 2009, winning five consecutive direct mandates. He previously served as Parliamentary State Secretary for transport and as First Parliamentary Secretary.
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Verified facts in ready-to-use form: a fact sheet, a summary of the official biography, and short biographies of 50, 100 and 200 words. All are drawn from the Bundestag, the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry for Transport and the Federal Returning Officer, and are current to 8 October 2026.
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Sheet A
Fact sheet
Key facts at a glance. Dates are as given in official sources; where sources differ, the Bundestag's version is used and the difference is noted on the linked page.
- Name
- Steffen Rudi Bilger
- Born
- 16 February 1979, Schongau (Bavaria); school and civilian service in Backnang (Baden-Württemberg)
- Party
- CDU, member since 1996
- Current office
- Federal Minister for Transport since 29 July 2026; oath before the Bundestag 8 September 2026
- Ministry
- Bundesministerium für Verkehr (BMV), Berlin and Bonn
- Predecessor
- Patrick Schnieder (CDU), minister May 2025 – July 2026
- Parliament
- Member of the Bundestag since 2009, directly elected for Ludwigsburg (constituency 265)
- Election results
- 39.9% (2009), 50.4% (2013), 38.3% (2017), 29.5% (2021), 36.5% (2025) of first votes
- Previous offices
- First Parliamentary Secretary, CDU/CSU group (May 2025 – Jul 2026); Deputy Group Chair (Dec 2021 – May 2025); Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (Mar 2018 – Dec 2021); Federal Government Coordinator for Freight Transport and Logistics (from Apr 2018)
- Party offices
- Chair, CDU district association North Württemberg (since 2011); state chair, Junge Union Baden-Württemberg (2006–2011)
- Education
- Law, University of Tübingen (first state examination 2004); legal clerkship at Stuttgart Regional Court (second state examination)
- Profession
- Lawyer; MVV Energiedienstleistungen, Mannheim, 2006–2009
- Personal
- Married, three children; Protestant
Sheet B — the official biography
Summary of the official biography
The Bundestag's member profile, based on information supplied by the member himself, is the reference biography. In summary, it records:
- Born 16 February 1979 in Schongau; Protestant; married; three children.
- Abitur at the Max-Born-Gymnasium in Backnang; civilian service with the Erlacher Höhe social organisation in Backnang.
- Law studies at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, first state examination 2004; legal clerkship at the Stuttgart Regional Court and second state examination.
- Lawyer in the strategy department of MVV Energiedienstleistungen GmbH, 2006–2009.
- Directly elected member for Ludwigsburg since 2009.
- Chair of the CDU district association of North Württemberg since 2011; chair of the Junge Gruppe of the CDU/CSU group 2014 – February 2018.
- In the 18th term: transport and digital infrastructure committee, Joint Committee, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Agency for Civic Education; Mediation Committee 2017 – March 2018.
- Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, March 2018 – December 2021; Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU group from December 2021.
- First Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU group, May 2025 – July 2026; Federal Minister for Transport since July 2026.
The Federal Government's cabinet profile and the ministry's own CV give the same stations in shorter form. The full narrative, with the sources for each step, is on the biography page; dates and offices are tabulated on the political record.
Sheet C
Short biographies
Three lengths for programmes, introductions and articles, written for this site from the verified facts above. They may be quoted with a link to this page. Word counts are exact.
Steffen Bilger (CDU) has been Germany's Federal Minister for Transport since 29 July 2026. Born in 1979 in Schongau and raised in Backnang, he studied law in Tübingen and worked as a lawyer, including for an energy services company in Mannheim. He has represented Ludwigsburg in the Bundestag since 2009 and has won it directly five times. From 2018 to 2021 he was Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport and the government's coordinator for freight transport and logistics. He was Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group from 2021 and its First Parliamentary Secretary from May 2025.
Steffen Bilger (CDU) has been Germany's Federal Minister for Transport since 29 July 2026, when he was appointed by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier; he took the oath of office in the Bundestag on 8 September 2026.
Born on 16 February 1979 in Schongau, he grew up in Backnang. He studied law at the University of Tübingen, completed his legal training at the Stuttgart Regional Court and worked from 2006 to 2009 in the strategy department of MVV Energiedienstleistungen in Mannheim.
He joined the CDU in 1996, chaired the Junge Union in Baden-Württemberg from 2006 to 2011 and has led the CDU district association of North Württemberg since 2011. First elected for Ludwigsburg in 2009, he has won the constituency directly five times in a row.
In the Bundestag he sat on the transport committee and chaired the Junge Gruppe of younger CDU/CSU members. From 2018 to 2021 he was Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and Federal Government Coordinator for Freight Transport and Logistics. He then served as Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU group, responsible for environment and agriculture, and from May 2025 as its First Parliamentary Secretary. He is married with three children.
Style notesUse "Federal Minister for Transport" (German: Bundesminister für Verkehr). The ministry has been called the Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV) since May 2025; from 2018 to 2021 it was the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI). "First Parliamentary Secretary" renders Erster Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer, the group's chief whip and business manager.
Sheet D
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Sheet E
Further material on this site
Resources that journalists and researchers most often need, each with its sources.
Timeline
Every station of his career with dates.
Open sheetStatements
Verified statements with German originals and translations.
Open sheetArchive
All BMV press releases 070–093/2026 and other documents.
Open sheetMedia
Where each photograph lives, and official video links.
Open sheetCriticism
Documented criticism, with his responses and context.
Open sheetSources
- Deutscher Bundestag — Biography of Steffen Bilger, 21st term
- Bundesregierung — Steffen Bilger
- BMV — Steffen Bilger
- Steffen Bilger — Private Stationen
- Steffen Bilger — Politische Stationen
- Federal Returning Officer — Ludwigsburg 2025
- Federal Returning Officer — Ludwigsburg 2021
- Wikipedia — Bundestagswahlkreis Ludwigsburg (2009–2017 results)
- CDU/CSU-Fraktion via presseportal — Leadership elections (5 May 2025)
- Bundespräsident — Appointments (29 Jul 2026)
- Pfalz-Express (dts) — Oath of office (8 Sep 2026)
- BMV — Press release 070/2026 (29 Jul 2026)