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{{Short description|German politician}}
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| caption = Wüst in 2018
| caption = Wüst in 2018
| office = [[Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| office = [[Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia|Minister-President of<br />North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| term_start = 27 October 2021
| term_start = 27 October 2021
| term_end =
| term_end =
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| predecessor = [[Armin Laschet]]
| predecessor = [[Armin Laschet]]
| successor =
| successor =
| office1 = Leader of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| office1 = Leader of the<br />[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]<br />of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|General Secretary}}
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|General Secretary}}
| 1namedata1 = Josef Hovenjürgen
| 1namedata1 = Josef Hovenjürgen<br />[[Paul Ziemiak]] (acting)
| deputy2 = Daniel Sieveke<br />Ina Scharrenbach<br />[[Sabine Verheyen]]<br />[[Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker]]<br />[[Herbert Reul]]
| deputy2 = Daniel Sieveke<br />Ina Scharrenbach<br />[[Sabine Verheyen]]<br />[[Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker]]<br />[[Herbert Reul]]
| term_start1 = 23 October 2021
| term_start1 = 23 October 2021
| term_end1 =
| term_end1 =
| predecessor2 = [[Armin Laschet]]
| predecessor2 = [[Armin Laschet]]
| office3 = [[Cabinet Laschet|Minister for Transport of North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| office3 = [[Cabinet Laschet|Minister of Transport<br />of North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| term_end3 = 27 October 2021
| term_end3 = 27 October 2021
| term_start3 = 30 June 2017
| term_start3 = 30 June 2017
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| predecessor3 = Michael Groscheck
| predecessor3 = Michael Groscheck
| successor3 = Ina Brandes
| successor3 = Ina Brandes
| office5 = General Secretary of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| office5 = General Secretary of the<br />[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]<br />of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| leader5 = [[Jürgen Rüttgers]]
| leader5 = [[Jürgen Rüttgers]]
| term_start5 = 1 April 2006
| term_start5 = 1 April 2006
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| predecessor5 = Hans-Joachim Reck
| predecessor5 = Hans-Joachim Reck
| successor5 = [[Oliver Wittke]]
| successor5 = [[Oliver Wittke]]
| office6 = Member of the [[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia]] <br /> for [[Borken (district)|Borken I]]
| office6 = Member of the<br />[[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia]]<br />for [[Borken (district)|Borken I]]
| term_start6 = [[2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election|8 June 2005]]
| term_start6 = [[2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election|8 June 2005]]
| term_end6 =
| term_end6 =
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| birth_name = Hendrik Josef Wüst
| birth_name = Hendrik Josef Wüst
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rhede]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[West Germany]] {{small|(now Germany)}}
| birth_place = [[Rhede]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[West Germany]] (now Germany)
| party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] {{small|(1990–)}}
| party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] (since 1990)
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{plainlist|
*{{marriage|Katharina Starting<br>|2018}}
*{{marriage|Katharina Starting<br>|2018}}
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'''Hendrik Josef Wüst''' (born 19 July 1975) is a German [[politician]] currently serving as [[Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia|Minister-President]] of the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. He is a member of the [[Christian democracy|Christian democratic]] and [[Liberal conservatism|liberal-conservative]] [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]. In October 2021 he succeeded [[Armin Laschet]] as state chairman of his party. Under Wüst's leadership, his party won the highest vote share in the [[2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election]].
'''Hendrik Josef Wüst''' (born 19 July 1975) is a German politician serving as [[Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia|Minister-President]] of the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] since 2021. He is a member of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU). In October 2021, he succeeded [[Armin Laschet]] as state chairman of his party. Under Wüst's leadership, his party won the highest vote share in the [[2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Wüst was born in 1975 in the town of [[Rhede]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antenneduesseldorf.de/artikel/hendrik-wuest-ihn-wird-armin-laschet-wohl-als-nachfolger-vorschlagen-1088912.html|title=Hendrick Wüst: Ihn wird Armin Laschet wohl als Nachfolger vorschlagen|access-date=5 October 2021|website=Antenne Düsseldorf|language=de}}</ref> In 1995, having obtained his ''[[Abitur]]'', he began reading [[law]] at the [[University of Münster]], qualifying as a [[lawyer]] in 2003.<ref name="NRW">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vm.nrw.de/ministerium/Minister-Wuest/index.php|title=Minister Hendrik Wüst|access-date=5 October 2021|website=Ministerium für Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen|language=de}}</ref>
Wüst was born in 1975 in the town of [[Rhede]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antenneduesseldorf.de/artikel/hendrik-wuest-ihn-wird-armin-laschet-wohl-als-nachfolger-vorschlagen-1088912.html|title=Hendrick Wüst: Ihn wird Armin Laschet wohl als Nachfolger vorschlagen|access-date=5 October 2021|website=Antenne Düsseldorf|language=de}}</ref> In 1995, having obtained his ''[[Abitur]]'', he began reading [[law]] at the [[University of Münster]], qualifying as a [[lawyer]] in 2003.<ref name="NRW">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vm.nrw.de/ministerium/Minister-Wuest/index.php|title=Minister Hendrik Wüst|access-date=5 October 2021|website=Ministerium für Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen|language=de|archive-date=6 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006022924/https://www.vm.nrw.de/ministerium/Minister-Wuest/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
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===Member of the State Parliament, 2005–present===
===Member of the State Parliament, 2005–present===
Wüst was first elected to the [[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia|State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia]] in the [[2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election|2005 elections]]. In addition to his parliamentary work, he was employed by public affairs agency Eutop from 2000 until 2005.
Wüst was first elected to the [[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia|State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia]] in the [[2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election|2005 elections]]. In addition to his parliamentary work, he was employed by public affairs agency Eutop from 2000 until 2005. From 2006, Wüst served as the secretary general of the CDU in the state,<ref name="NRW" /> under Rüttgers’ leadership. In 2010, he resigned from the post of secretary general.<ref name="WDR">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/nachfolger-laschet-hendrik-wuest-portraet-100.html|title=Einer für alles: Laschet-Nachfolger Hendrik Wüst im Porträt|access-date=5 October 2021|website=[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]]|language=de}}</ref> He took this step after it became known that the party had given preferential access to Rüttgers, then [[Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia]], in return for payments.<ref name="sz" /> From 2010 until 2017, Wüst then worked for the North Rhine-Westphalia state chapter of the German Newspaper Publishers Association (BDZV) and for a private broadcaster.<ref name="WDR" />


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From 2013, Wüst served as state chairman of the {{Interlanguage link|Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion|de|Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion}}, a business lobby within the CDU.<ref name="NRW" /> Following the [[2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election|2017 state elections]] in North Rhine-Westphalia, Wüst was part of the CDU team in the negotiations with [[Christian Lindner]]’s FDP on a coalition agreement. He led his party's delegation in the working group on economic affairs and energy policy; his co-chair of the FDP was [[Andreas Pinkwart]].<ref>Tobias Blasius (23 May 2017), [https://www.wp.de/politik/nrw-koalitionsverhandlungen-starten-in-einer-jugendherberge-id210674955.html NRW-Koalitionsverhandlungen beginnen in einer Jugendherberge] ''Westfalenpost''.</ref> In 2017, Wüst was appointed State Minister for Transport in the cabinet of [[Armin Laschet]].
From 2006, Wüst served as the secretary general of the CDU in the state,<ref name="NRW"/> under Rüttgers’ leadership. In 2010, he resigned from the post of secretary general.<ref name="WDR">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/nachfolger-laschet-hendrik-wuest-portraet-100.html|title=Einer für alles: Laschet-Nachfolger Hendrik Wüst im Porträt|access-date=5 October 2021|website=[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]]|language=de}}</ref> He took this step after it became known that the party had given preferential access to Rüttgers, then [[Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia]], in return for payments.<ref name="sz"/>

From 2010 until 2017, Wüst then worked for the North Rhine-Westphalia state chapter of the German Newspaper Publishers Association (BDZV) and for a private broadcaster.<ref name="WDR"/>

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From 2013, Wüst served as state chairman of the {{Interlanguage link|Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion|de|Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion}}, a business lobby within the CDU.<ref name="NRW"/> Following the [[2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election|2017 state elections]] in North Rhine-Westphalia, Wüst was part of the CDU team in the negotiations with [[Christian Lindner]]’s FDP on a coalition agreement. He led his party's delegation in the working group on economic affairs and energy policy; his co-chair of the FDP was [[Andreas Pinkwart]].<ref>Tobias Blasius (23 May 2017), [https://www.wp.de/politik/nrw-koalitionsverhandlungen-starten-in-einer-jugendherberge-id210674955.html NRW-Koalitionsverhandlungen beginnen in einer Jugendherberge] ''Westfalenpost''.</ref>

In 2017, Wüst was appointed State Minister for Transport in the cabinet of [[Armin Laschet]].


===Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, 2021–present===
===Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, 2021–present===
On 5 October 2021, it was reported that Wüst would receive the endorsement of Laschet to succeed him as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and state chairman of the CDU.<ref name="sz"/> On 23 October, he was elected to the state chairmanship of his party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/parteitag-cdu-nrw-100.html|title=Parteitag: Wüst mit 98 Prozent zum CDU-Landesvorsitzenden gewähl|access-date=2021-10-23|website=WDR|language=de}}</ref>
On 5 October 2021, it was reported that Wüst would receive the endorsement of Laschet to succeed him as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and state chairman of the CDU.<ref name="sz"/> On 23 October, he was elected to the state chairmanship of his party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/parteitag-cdu-nrw-100.html|title=Parteitag: Wüst mit 98 Prozent zum CDU-Landesvorsitzenden gewähl|access-date=2021-10-23|website=WDR|date=23 October 2021 |language=de}}</ref>

On 27 October 2021, Wüst was elected Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia by the state parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/ministerpraesident-wahl-wuest-landtag-100.html|title=Hendrik Wüst zum neuen NRW-Ministerpräsidenten gewählt|access-date=2021-10-27|website=WDR|language=de}}</ref>

As one of the state's representatives at the [[Bundesrat of Germany|Bundesrat]] since 2021, Wüst serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Defense.


Wüst was nominated by his party as delegate to the [[Federal Convention (Germany)|Federal Convention]] for the purpose of electing the [[President of Germany]] in [[2022 German presidential election|2022]].<ref>[https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/878348/b21e5621b2f3de04e328535bd589e151/mitglieder_bv_2022-data.pdf 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members] [[Bundestag]].</ref>
On 27 October 2021, Wüst was elected Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia by the state parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/ministerpraesident-wahl-wuest-landtag-100.html|title=Hendrik Wüst zum neuen NRW-Ministerpräsidenten gewählt|access-date=2021-10-27|website=WDR|date=27 October 2021 |language=de}}</ref> As one of the state's representatives at the [[Bundesrat of Germany|Bundesrat]] since 2021, Wüst serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Defense. During his first year as Minister-President, he also served as [[France–Germany relations|Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Germany for Cultural Affairs under the Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation]].<ref>Christine Longin (6 October 2022), [https://rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/hendrik-wuest-in-paris-auf-den-spuren-von-armin-laschet_aid-77920955 Hendrik Wüst in Paris: Auf den Spuren von Armin Laschet] ''[[Rheinische Post]]''.</ref> Wüst was nominated by his party as delegate to the [[Federal Convention (Germany)|Federal Convention]] for the purpose of electing the [[president of Germany]] in [[2022 German presidential election|2022]].<ref>[https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/878348/b21e5621b2f3de04e328535bd589e151/mitglieder_bv_2022-data.pdf 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members] [[Bundestag]].</ref>


In May 2022, the CDU received the highest vote share in the [[2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election]], making Wüst the frontrunner to continue as the state's Minister-President.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/nrw-wahl-cdu-wuest-1.5585361 |title=Wahl gewonnen, Koalitionspartner verloren |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Süddeutsche Zeitung |language=de}}</ref>
In May 2022, the CDU received the highest vote share in the [[2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election]], making Wüst the frontrunner to continue as the state's Minister-President.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/nrw-wahl-cdu-wuest-1.5585361 |title=Wahl gewonnen, Koalitionspartner verloren |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Süddeutsche Zeitung |language=de}}</ref> For the campaign, he had hired [[Angela Merkel]]’s former advisors Eva Christiansen and Klaus Schüler.<ref>Daniel Goffart (4 May 2022), [https://www.wiwo.de/politik/deutschland/wahlkampf-des-cdu-ministerpraesidenten-hendrik-wuest-ministerpraesident-auf-bewaehrung/28295514.html Wahlkampf des CDU-Ministerpräsidenten: Hendrik Wüst, Ministerpräsident auf Bewährung] ''[[Wirtschaftswoche]]''.</ref> By 2023, the German press increasingly viewed Wüst as a potential CDU candidate for chancellor in [[Next German federal election|elections scheduled for late 2025]].<ref>Guy Chazan (22 June 2023), [https://www.ft.com/content/c396be0d-c315-4b90-b7ba-bfd8d179a274 German opposition ‘disrupter’ battles rising far right and internal rivalry] ''[[Financial Time]]''.</ref> In September 2024, Wüst decided not to run and announced his support for [[Friedrich Merz]] as [[CDU/CSU|Union's]] candidate for Chancellor of Germany for the 2025 federal election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-17 |title=CDU: Hendrik Wüst kämpft nicht um Kanzlerkandidatur und unterstützt Friedrich Merz |url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/bundestagswahl-hendrik-wuest-kaempft-nicht-um-kanzlerkandidatur-der-union-und-unterstuetzt-friedrich-merz-a-6d5587ba-113d-434d-adb9-9a4977cb263c |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref>


== Political positions ==
== Political positions ==
According to ''[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]]'', Wüst is part of the conservative wing of the CDU. In 2007, a group of conservative politicians, including Wüst and the future [[Minister-President of Bavaria|Minister President of Bavaria]] [[Markus Söder]], published a [[white paper]] entitled {{Lang|de|Moderner bürgerlicher Konservatismus|italic=yes}} ('Modern civic conservatism'), which was described as a "token of insubordination" by ''[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]''.<ref name="WDR"/>
According to ''[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]]'', Wüst is part of the conservative wing of the CDU. In 2007, a group of conservative politicians, including Wüst and [[Markus Söder]] (the future [[Minister-President of Bavaria|Minister President of Bavaria]]), published a [[white paper]] entitled {{Lang|de|Moderner bürgerlicher Konservatismus|italic=yes}} ("Modern Civic Conservatism"), which was described as a "token of insubordination" by the ''[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]''.<ref name="WDR"/>


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
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===Nonprofit organizations===
===Nonprofit organizations===
* Peace of Westphalia Prize, Member of the Jury (since 2022)<ref>[https://www.wirtschaftliche-gesellschaft.de/int-preis-des-westfaelischen-friedens/jury/ Jury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721162220/https://www.wirtschaftliche-gesellschaft.de/int-preis-des-westfaelischen-friedens/jury/ |date=21 July 2018 }} Wirtschaftliche Gesellschaft für Westfalen und Lippe.</ref>
* German Foundation for Active Citizenship and Volunteering (DSEE), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)<ref>[https://www.deutsche-stiftung-engagement-und-ehrenamt.de/stiftungsrat/ Board of Trusteees] German Foundation for Active Citizenship and Volunteering (DSEE).</ref>
* Development and Peace Foundation (SEF), Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)<ref>[https://www.sef-bonn.org/en/sef/boards/board-of-trustees.html Board of Trustees] Development and Peace Foundation (SEF).</ref>
* Development and Peace Foundation (SEF), Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)<ref>[https://www.sef-bonn.org/en/sef/boards/board-of-trustees.html Board of Trustees] Development and Peace Foundation (SEF).</ref>
* Heinz Kühn Foundation, Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)<ref>[http://www.heinz-kuehn-stiftung.de/index.php/wir-ueber-uns/das-kuratorium Board of Trustees] Heinz Kühn Foundation.</ref>
* Heinz Kühn Foundation, Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)<ref>[http://www.heinz-kuehn-stiftung.de/index.php/wir-ueber-uns/das-kuratorium Board of Trustees] Heinz Kühn Foundation.</ref>

Latest revision as of 13:11, 17 September 2024

Hendrik Wüst
MdL MdBR
Wüst in 2018
Minister-President of
North Rhine-Westphalia
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 October 2021
DeputyJoachim Stamp
Mona Neubaur
Preceded byArmin Laschet
Leader of the
Christian Democratic Union
of North Rhine-Westphalia
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 October 2021
General SecretaryJosef Hovenjürgen
Paul Ziemiak (acting)
DeputyDaniel Sieveke
Ina Scharrenbach
Sabine Verheyen
Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker
Herbert Reul
Preceded byArmin Laschet
Minister of Transport
of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
30 June 2017 – 27 October 2021
Minister-PresidentArmin Laschet
Preceded byMichael Groscheck
Succeeded byIna Brandes
General Secretary of the
Christian Democratic Union
of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
1 April 2006 – 22 February 2010
LeaderJürgen Rüttgers
Preceded byHans-Joachim Reck
Succeeded byOliver Wittke
Member of the
Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
for Borken I
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 June 2005
Preceded byHeinrich Kruse
Personal details
Born
Hendrik Josef Wüst

(1975-07-19) 19 July 1975 (age 49)
Rhede, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyCDU (since 1990)
Spouse
Katharina Starting
​
​
(m. 2018)​
Children1
ResidenceRhede
Alma materUniversity of Münster
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer
  • Businessman
WebsiteOfficial website

Hendrik Josef Wüst (born 19 July 1975) is a German politician serving as Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2021. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). In October 2021, he succeeded Armin Laschet as state chairman of his party. Under Wüst's leadership, his party won the highest vote share in the 2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election.

Early life and education

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Wüst was born in 1975 in the town of Rhede in North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] In 1995, having obtained his Abitur, he began reading law at the University of Münster, qualifying as a lawyer in 2003.[2]

Political career

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Beginnings

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At the age of 15, Wüst co-founded the local branch of Junge Union (JU), the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in his hometown.[3] In 1994, he was elected to the city council of Rhede. He served as chairman of the JU in North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 until 2006, which made him part of the CDU leadership in the state under chairman Jürgen Rüttgers.

Member of the State Parliament, 2005–present

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Wüst was first elected to the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia in the 2005 elections. In addition to his parliamentary work, he was employed by public affairs agency Eutop from 2000 until 2005. From 2006, Wüst served as the secretary general of the CDU in the state,[2] under Rüttgers’ leadership. In 2010, he resigned from the post of secretary general.[4] He took this step after it became known that the party had given preferential access to Rüttgers, then Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, in return for payments.[3] From 2010 until 2017, Wüst then worked for the North Rhine-Westphalia state chapter of the German Newspaper Publishers Association (BDZV) and for a private broadcaster.[4]

From 2013, Wüst served as state chairman of the Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion [de], a business lobby within the CDU.[2] Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Wüst was part of the CDU team in the negotiations with Christian Lindner’s FDP on a coalition agreement. He led his party's delegation in the working group on economic affairs and energy policy; his co-chair of the FDP was Andreas Pinkwart.[5] In 2017, Wüst was appointed State Minister for Transport in the cabinet of Armin Laschet.

Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, 2021–present

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On 5 October 2021, it was reported that Wüst would receive the endorsement of Laschet to succeed him as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and state chairman of the CDU.[3] On 23 October, he was elected to the state chairmanship of his party.[6]

On 27 October 2021, Wüst was elected Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia by the state parliament.[7] As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat since 2021, Wüst serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Defense. During his first year as Minister-President, he also served as Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Germany for Cultural Affairs under the Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation.[8] Wüst was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the president of Germany in 2022.[9]

In May 2022, the CDU received the highest vote share in the 2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, making Wüst the frontrunner to continue as the state's Minister-President.[10] For the campaign, he had hired Angela Merkel’s former advisors Eva Christiansen and Klaus Schüler.[11] By 2023, the German press increasingly viewed Wüst as a potential CDU candidate for chancellor in elections scheduled for late 2025.[12] In September 2024, Wüst decided not to run and announced his support for Friedrich Merz as Union's candidate for Chancellor of Germany for the 2025 federal election.[13]

Political positions

[edit]

According to Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Wüst is part of the conservative wing of the CDU. In 2007, a group of conservative politicians, including Wüst and Markus Söder (the future Minister President of Bavaria), published a white paper entitled Moderner bürgerlicher Konservatismus ("Modern Civic Conservatism"), which was described as a "token of insubordination" by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.[4]

Other activities

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Corporate boards

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  • RAG-Stiftung, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[14]

Nonprofit organizations

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  • Peace of Westphalia Prize, Member of the Jury (since 2022)[15]
  • German Foundation for Active Citizenship and Volunteering (DSEE), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[16]
  • Development and Peace Foundation (SEF), Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[17]
  • Heinz Kühn Foundation, Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[18]
  • Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), Member of the Council (since 2021)[19]
  • German Federal Cultural Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[20]
  • Kunststiftung NRW, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[21]
  • North Rhine-Westphalian Foundation for the Environment and Development (SUE), Ex-Officio chairman of the board (since 2021)[22]
  • Brost Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[23]
  • Deutsches Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Hendrick Wüst: Ihn wird Armin Laschet wohl als Nachfolger vorschlagen". Antenne Düsseldorf (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Minister Hendrik Wüst". Ministerium für Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German). Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Laschets politischer Erbe". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Einer für alles: Laschet-Nachfolger Hendrik Wüst im Porträt". WDR (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ Tobias Blasius (23 May 2017), NRW-Koalitionsverhandlungen beginnen in einer Jugendherberge Westfalenpost.
  6. ^ "Parteitag: Wüst mit 98 Prozent zum CDU-Landesvorsitzenden gewähl". WDR (in German). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Hendrik Wüst zum neuen NRW-Ministerpräsidenten gewählt". WDR (in German). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ Christine Longin (6 October 2022), Hendrik Wüst in Paris: Auf den Spuren von Armin Laschet Rheinische Post.
  9. ^ 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members Bundestag.
  10. ^ "Wahl gewonnen, Koalitionspartner verloren". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ^ Daniel Goffart (4 May 2022), Wahlkampf des CDU-Ministerpräsidenten: Hendrik Wüst, Ministerpräsident auf Bewährung Wirtschaftswoche.
  12. ^ Guy Chazan (22 June 2023), German opposition ‘disrupter’ battles rising far right and internal rivalry Financial Time.
  13. ^ "CDU: Hendrik Wüst kämpft nicht um Kanzlerkandidatur und unterstützt Friedrich Merz". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 September 2024. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  14. ^ Board of Trustees Archived 20 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine RAG-Stiftung.
  15. ^ Jury Archived 21 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Wirtschaftliche Gesellschaft für Westfalen und Lippe.
  16. ^ Board of Trusteees German Foundation for Active Citizenship and Volunteering (DSEE).
  17. ^ Board of Trustees Development and Peace Foundation (SEF).
  18. ^ Board of Trustees Heinz Kühn Foundation.
  19. ^ Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL).
  20. ^ Board of Trustees German Federal Cultural Foundation.
  21. ^ Board of Trustees Archived 21 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Kunststiftung NRW.
  22. ^ Board of Trustees North Rhine-Westphalian Foundation for the Environment and Development (SUE).
  23. ^ Board of Trustees Brost Foundation.
  24. ^ Board of TrusteesDeutsches Museum.
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