Jürgen Rüttgers
Jürgen Rüttgers | |
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Rüttgers in 2010 | |
| Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 22 June 2005 – 14 July 2010 | |
| President | Horst Köhler Christian Wulff |
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder Angela Merkel |
| Deputy | Andreas Pinkwart |
| Preceded by | Peer Steinbrück |
| Succeeded by | Hannelore Kraft |
| Federal Minister of Education, Science, Research, and Technology (Germany) | |
| In office 17 November 1994 – 14 October 1998 | |
| President | Richard von Weizsäcker Roman Herzog |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Preceded by | Paul Krüger (Science, Research and Technology) Karl-Hans Laermann (Education) |
| Succeeded by | Edelgard Bulmahn (Education, Science and Research) Werner Müller (Technology) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1951 Cologne, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Website | juergen-ruettgers |
Jürgen Rüttgers (born 26 June 1951) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as the 9th Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2005 to 2010.