[2] In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the FDP following the 2009 federal elections, Wanderwitz was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on social affairs and labor policy, led by Ronald Pofalla and Dirk Niebel.

[3] In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of the Christian Democrats and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Wanderwitz was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on cultural and media affairs, led by Michael Kretschmer and Klaus Wowereit.

[7] In the fourth government under Chancellor Angela Merkel, Wanderwitz served as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior under the leadership of Minister Horst Seehofer from 2018 until 2020.

Following the dismissal of Christian Hirte in 2020, he moved to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy under the leadership of minister Peter Altmaier.

[14] Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Wanderwitz publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the party’s chair.

[15] In 2019, Wanderwitz joined 14 members of his parliamentary group who, in an open letter, called for the party to rally around Merkel and Kramp-Karrenbauer amid criticism voiced by conservatives Friedrich Merz and Roland Koch.

[16] In 2020, Wanderwitz expressed support for Markus Söder as the Christian Democrats' candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in the 2021 national elections.