Daniel Bahr

Daniel Bahr (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbaːɐ̯, ˈdaːni̯ɛl -]; born 4 November 1976) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Federal Minister of Health from 2011 to 2013. His party failed to get a seat in Bundestag at the 2013 federal elections, and he started to work for Allianz insurance group. Due to his previous position as Minister of Health, his move to a private sector healthcare player has been heavily criticized by the public.

Daniel Bahr
Bahr in 2012
Federal Minister of Health
In office
12 May 2011  17 December 2013
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byPhilipp Rösler
Succeeded byHermann Gröhe
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
27 November 2010  13 May 2012
Preceded byAndreas Pinkwart
Succeeded byChristian Lindner
Parliamentary Secretary of State for Health
In office
29 October 2009  11 May 2011
ChancellorAngela Merkel
MinisterPhilipp Rösler
Preceded byMarion Caspers-Merk
Succeeded byUlrike Flach
Member of the Bundestag
for North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
17 October 2002  22 October 2013
ConstituencyFDP List
Personal details
Born (1976-11-04) 4 November 1976
Lahnstein, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyFDP
SpouseJudy Witten
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Münster
OccupationBanker
Websitedaniel-bahr.de (in German)
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