Philipp Graf Lerchenfeld

Philipp Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld (25 May 1952 – 1 December 2017) was a German politician for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He worked in both regional and national politics, most notably being member of the Landtag of Bavaria from 2003 to 2013 and then serving as a member of the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017.

Early life and education Lerchenfeld was born on 25 May 1952 in Köfering into the ancient Lerchenfeld noble family and was related to the 1920s Bavarian Prime Minister Hugo Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld auf Köfering und Schönberg. Lerchenfeld visited the Köfering Volksschule from 1958 to 1962 and then the in Regensburg from 1962 to 1972. From 1972 to 1973 he completed his military service, with the mountain troops in Reichenhall and Mittenwald from 1973 to 1977 he studied agricultural sciences at the Technical University of Munich-Weihenstephan.

Career Outside of politics, he was a farmer, accountant and tax consultant.

Lerchenfeld owned an agricultural estate. He worked as a tax consultant from 1982 and as an auditor from 1984. From 1989 to 2003 he thus worked for a agency in Regensburg. Later, throughout his career he held high positions in many entities such as: At his funeral, he was honored for being "Noble, conscientious and philanthropic". Among many other designations Köfering's mayor Armin Dirscherl emphasised that Lerchenfeld was a Köferinger who made great efforts for the good of the village. Among the notable guests were Rudolf Voderholzer and Franz von Bayern.

Personal life A Roman Catholic, he was married Marie Therese, born Countess Ambrózy of Seden and Remete from a Hungarian comital family. He left behind his adopted son Christopher Count Lerchenfeld.