Scheuer was born in Passau and completed high school there in 1994. In 1998, he completed his first state examination in teaching at junior high schools. Afterwards, he achieved a master's degree in political science, economics, and sociology at the University of Passau in 2001. In 2004, he completed a PhDr at Charles University Prague.
Political career
Career in state politics
Scheuer has been a member of the CSU and the Junge Union (JU) since 1994. From 1997 to 2003, he was district chairman of the Junge Union Passau City. Between 1998 and 1999, he worked as adviser to Minister-President Edmund Stoiber of Bavaria.
Career in national politics
From 1999 to 2001, Scheuer served on the JU's national board. From 2001 to 2003 he was a member of the JU board in the state of Bavaria. In 2001, Scheuer was also elected to the CSU district executive Lower Bavaria, from 2003 to 2007 he was district chairman of JU Lower Bavaria. In the 2003 election he joined the CSU district board of Passau City. From 1998 to 1999, he was an employee of Bavarian Minister President Edmund Stoiber. In 2002, he was also elected to the Passau city council. He gave up that seat in October 2024.[3]
Member of the German Parliament, 2002–present
In 2009, Scheuer initiated a cross-party group for the protection of antique cars.[4]
In 2020, the Bundestag launched an inquiry about the minister's implication in autobahn toll affairs. The opposition parties in the Bundestag accuses Scheuer of breaking the law and making massive mistakes. Scheuer's ministry is said to have broken budgetary and public procurement law when concluding the multi-billion dollar contracts with the operators and "deliberately deceived" the Bundestag about the real costs of the car toll.[5]
Since the 2021 elections, Scheuer has been serving on the Committee on European Affairs.[6]
In January 2024, Scheuer announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[10]
Other activities
Corporate boards
KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2018–2021)[11]
Klinik Prof. Schedel GmbH, Member of the Advisory Board
Non-profit organizations
Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, Member of the Advisory Board[12]
German Deutsch-Tschechische und -Slowakische Gesellschaft (DTSG), Chairman
In addition, Scheuer is a member of the broadcasting council of the German ZDF public television channel for the CSU party. In 2016 he demanded a "political aftermath" within the council because of the late reporting of the channel about the New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany.[14]
Political positions
In June 2017, Scheuer voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.[15]
Personal life
Scheuer was married to his first wife until 2011. He was later married to TV presenter Sabine Reisp from 2013 until 2018; the couple has a daughter.[16] In August 2021 he married his girlfriend Julia Reuss.
