Gabriele Pauli (born 26 June 1957) is a German politician, formerly with the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party.

In 2006 and 2007, Pauli's open criticism of Edmund Stoiber, fellow CSU member and minister-president of the German state of Bavaria, led to a crisis in the party which ultimately resulted in Stoiber's resignation.

[2] She lost a run for the leadership of Bavaria's CSU party in an election won by Erwin Huber by a large margin.

[4] In June 2008, she joined the Freie Wähler Bayern (Independent Voters Association of Bavaria).

[5] Although Pauli was listed as candidate number 8 in Middle Franconia, she was ranked first by the region's voters (Bavaria has an open-list system), making her one of the two Independent Voters Association candidates elected from Middle Franconia.