Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	2 January 2018 – present
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
	3 February 2008 – 2 January 2018
Called by	Thomas S. Monson
Predecessor	Henry B. Eyring
Successor	Henry B. Eyring
End reason	Dissolution of First Presidency on death of Thomas S. Monson
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	2 October 2004 – 3 February 2008
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
End reason	Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
	7 October 2004
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
Reason	Death of Neal A. Maxwell
Presidency of the Seventy
	15 August 2002 – 2 October 2004
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
End reason	Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
First Quorum of the Seventy
	7 April 1996 – 2 October 2004
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
End reason	Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Second Quorum of the Seventy
	2 April 1994 – 7 April 1996
Called by	Ezra Taft Benson
End reason	Transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy
Military career
	1959–1965
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	Air Force
Awards	Commander's Trophy (USAF)
Personal details
Born	Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf; 6 November 1940; Mährisch-Ostrau,; Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; (now Ostrava, Czech Republic)
Alma mater	International Institute for Management Development (MBA)
Spouse(s)	Harriet Reich Uchtdorf; (1962–present)
Children	2

Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf (born 6 November 1940) is a German aviator, airline executive and religious leader. He is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Called as an apostle in 2004, he served as Second Counselor to Thomas S. Monson in the church's First Presidency from 2008 until Monson's death on 2 January 2018. Currently, Uchtdorf is the fifth most senior apostle in the ranks of the church.

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