Martin Zeil

Martin Zeil (born 28 April 1956) is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

In the negotiations to form a coalition government under Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2009 federal elections on the national level, he was a member of the committee on economic affairs and energy, led by Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Rainer Brüderle.

In Cabinet Seehofer I, Zeil served as Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology.

[2] Since leaving active politics, Zeil has been working with Munich-based law firm SLB Kloepper Rechtsanwälte.

[3] Ahead of the 2023 state elections, he sought his party’s nomination for the Munich South district but ultimately lost against Marco Deutsch in an internal vote.