Christian Baldauf (born 9 August 1967 in Frankenthal) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union who has been serving as a member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2001, where he is the leader of the CDU parliamentary group (2006-2011 and since 2018) and thus the leader of the opposition.

After graduating from the Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium in Frankenthal in 1986, he did his military service in Montabaur until 1987, first with the long-distance scouts and later with the topographers.

From 1993 to 1994, Baldauf worked as a research assistant to Maria Böhmer, a member of the German Bundestag.

[4] Baldauf was inspired by the political turnaround proclaimed by Helmut Kohl and has been a member of the CDU since 1983.

After the 2011 state election, he left the caucus chairmanship to Julia Klöckner, who was the top candidate, and served as first deputy chairman until spring 2018.

In the committee of inquiry, accusations were made against the then Minister of Social Affairs, Malu Dreyer.

Deubel was later sentenced to imprisonment by the Koblenz Regional Court for breach of trust and making false statements under oath to the investigative committee and had to serve his prison term in 2020.

[11] Baldauf is involved in numerous sports and carnival clubs in Frankenthal and is a member of the Mainz Ranzengarde.