Erich Matthias Rößler (born 14 January 1955) is a German politician, and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

He attended Christenlehre (Christian education) and refused to become a member of the socialist youth organizations, but was accepted nonetheless to a high school in Dresden (today Romain-Rolland-Gymnasium), graduating in 1973 with and excellent grade 1.0.

He did the minimum service (Grundwehrdienst) in the National People's Army and then studied mechanical engineering, graduating in 1979 with a diploma.

[5] Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, he publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Angela Merkel as the party’s chair.

[6] In June 2022, Rößler announced that he would not stand in the 2024 state elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.