Dirk Niebel
| Dirk Niebel | |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development | |
| In office 28 October 2009 – 17 December 2013 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel | 
| Preceded by | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | 
| Succeeded by | Gerd Müller | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1963 Hamburg, West Germany | 
| Political party | Free Democratic | 
| Website | dirk-niebel.de | 
Dirk Niebel (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk ˈniːbl̩]; born 29 March 1963) is a German politician. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development. From 2005 to 2009, he was secretary general of the FDP.