Jürgen Rüttgers

Jürgen Rüttgers (born 26 June 1951) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as the 9th Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2005 to 2010.

Jürgen Rüttgers
Rüttgers in 2010
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
22 June 2005  14 July 2010
PresidentHorst Köhler
Christian Wulff
ChancellorGerhard Schröder
Angela Merkel
DeputyAndreas Pinkwart
Preceded byPeer Steinbrück
Succeeded byHannelore Kraft
Federal Minister of Education, Science, Research, and Technology (Germany)
In office
17 November 1994  14 October 1998
PresidentRichard von Weizsäcker
Roman Herzog
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Preceded byPaul Krüger (Science, Research and Technology)
Karl-Hans Laermann (Education)
Succeeded byEdelgard Bulmahn (Education, Science and Research)
Werner Müller (Technology)
Personal details
Born (1951-06-26) 26 June 1951
Cologne, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (CDU)
Websitejuergen-ruettgers.de
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