Erwin Rüddel | |
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Erwin Rüddel in 2020 | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Preceded by | Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-12-21) 21 December 1955 (age 68) Bonn, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | CDU |
Erwin Rüddel (born 21 December 1955) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009.
Political career
Rüddel was member of the council of Windhagen from 1984 until 2018. He served as a member of the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1987 and again from 1998 until 2009.
From 2003 until 2008, Rüddel was part of the leadership of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate, under successive chairpersons Christoph Böhr (2003-2006) and Christian Baldauf (2006-2008).
Rüddel became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing the Neuwied district. He is a member of the Health Committee, which he has been chairing since 2018.
In May 2022, Rüddel announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Süwag Energie, Member of the Advisory Board
Non-profit organizations
- Association of German Foundations, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
- Lions Clubs International, Member
References
- "Biography of Erwin Rüddel". erwin-rueddel.de (in German).
- "Erwin Rüddel". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- Daniel Rühle (8 May 2022), Erwin Rüddel fährt langsam runter: Abgeordneter freut sich auf die Zeit nach der politischen Karriere Rhein-Zeitung.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Members of the Bundestag for Rhineland-Palatinate
- Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025
- Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021
- Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017
- Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013
- Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany politician stubs