Rainer Eppelmann
Rainer Eppelmann | |
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Eppelmann in 2008 | |
| Minister for Disarmament and Defence of East Germany | |
| In office 12 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
| Minister-President | Lothar de Maizière |
| Preceded by | Theodor Hoffmann (as Ministers of Defence) |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Stoltenberg (as Ministers of Defence) |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 5 February 1990 – 12 April 1990 Serving with Tatjana Böhm, Sebastian Pflugbeil, Gerd Poppe, Walter Romberg, Klaus Schlüter, Wolfgang Ullmann, Matthias Platzeck | |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Hans Modrow |
| Preceded by | Position abolished |
| Succeeded by | Position established |
| Member of the Bundestag for Brandenburg (Fürstenwalde – Strausberg – Seelow; 1990–1994) | |
| In office 10 November 1994 – 18 October 2005 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | multi-member district |
| In office 20 December 1990 – 10 November 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mathias Schubert |
| Member of the Volkskammer for Berlin | |
| In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1943 Berlin, Nazi Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1990–) |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Union (East) (1990) Democratic Awakening (1989–1990) |
| Spouse |
Eva-Maria Strauth
(m. 1969; div. 1988) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Berlin |
| Alma mater | Paulinum |
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Rainer Eppelmann (ⓘ) (born 12 February 1943 in Berlin), is a German politician. Known for his opposition in the German Democratic Republic, he became Minister for Disarmament and Defense in the last cabinet. He is now a member of the CDU.