Rudolf Seiters
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Rudolf Seiters (born 13 October 1937 in Osnabrück) is a German politician of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) party.
Quick Facts Bundesminister a. D., Vice President of the Bundestag (on proposal of the CDU/CSU-group) ...
Rudolf Seiters Bundesminister a. D. | |
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Vice President of the Bundestag (on proposal of the CDU/CSU-group) | |
In office 26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002 | |
President | Wolfgang Thierse |
Preceded by | Michaela Geiger |
Succeeded by | Norbert Lammert |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 26 November 1991 – 7 July 1993 | |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Schäuble |
Succeeded by | Manfred Kanther |
Head of the Chancellery Minister for Special Affairs | |
In office 21 April 1989 – 25 November 1991 | |
Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Schäuble |
Succeeded by | Friedrich Bohl |
Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
In office 15 November 1984 – 21 May 1989 | |
Leader | Wolfgang Schäuble |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Schäuble |
Succeeded by | Friedrich Bohl |
Whip of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
In office 14 October 1982 – 15 November 1984 | |
Leader | Alfred Dregger |
Chief Whip | Wolfgang Schäuble |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Schäuble Wilhelm Rawe Dorothee Wilms |
Succeeded by | Friedrich Bohl |
In office 9 November 1971 – 14 December 1976 Serving with Josef Rösing, Leo Wagner, Olaf Baron von Wrangel, Paul Röhner, Gerhard Reddemann, Paul Mikat, Philipp Jenninger | |
Leader | Karl Carstens Helmut Kohl |
Preceded by | Will Rasner |
Succeeded by | Walter Wallmann |
Member of the Bundestag for Unterems (Emsland; 1969–1980) | |
In office 20 October 1969 – 17 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Josef Stecker |
Succeeded by | Gitta Connemann |
Personal details | |
Born | (1937-10-13) 13 October 1937 (age 86) Osnabrück, Province of Hanover, Prussia, Nazi Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1958–) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Papenburg |
Alma mater | University of Münster |
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From 1989–1991, he was Federal Minister for Special Affairs and the head of the Office of the German Chancellery. From 1991–1993, he was the Minister of the Interior. From 1998–2002, he was the Vice President of the German Bundestag, or Parliament. Since 2003, he has been the president of the German Red Cross.