Alois Georg Josef Rainer is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria and a trained butcher, born 7 January 1965, who served as mayor of Haibach in Lower Bavaria from 1996 to 2014. A Bundestag member for Straubing since October 2013 and chair of its Finance Committee from 2021 to 2025, he became Federal Minister of Agriculture, Food and Community in May 2025 under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, succeeding Cem Ozdemir and calling on taking office for less bureaucracy and greater support for farmers.
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