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'''Hendrik Josef Wüst''' (born {{Birth date|1975|7|19|df=y}}) is |
'''Hendrik Josef Wüst''' (born {{Birth date|1975|7|19|df=y}}) is a [[Germany|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. |
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Revision as of 20:09, 19 November 2021
Hendrik Wüst | |
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 Wüst in 2019 | |
| Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2021 | |
| Deputy | Joachim Stamp |
| Preceded by | Armin Laschet |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2021 | |
| General Secretary | Josef Hovenjürgen |
| Deputy | Daniel Sieveke Ina Scharrenbach Sabine Verheyen Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker Herbert Reul |
| Preceded by | Armin Laschet |
| Minister for Transport of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 30 June 2017 – 27 October 2021 | |
| Minister-President | Armin Laschet |
| Preceded by | Michael Groscheck |
| Succeeded by | Ina Brandes |
| General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 1 April 2006 – 22 February 2010 | |
| Leader | Jürgen Rüttgers |
| Preceded by | Hans-Joachim Reck |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Wittke |
| Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia for Borken I | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Kruse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrik Josef Wüst 19 July 1975 Rhede, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1990–) |
| Spouse | Katharina Starting
(m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Rhede |
| Alma mater | University of Münster |
| Occupation |
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| Website | Official website |
Hendrik Josef Wüst (born 19 July 1975) is a German politician currently serving as Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a member of the Christian democratic and liberal-conservative CDU. In October 2021 he succeeded Armin Laschet as state chairman of his party.
Early life and education
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
Early beginnings
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
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, the 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, 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
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.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- RAG-Stiftung, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[8]
Nonprofit organizations
- Development and Peace Foundation (SEF), Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[9]
- Heinz Kühn Foundation, Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[10]
- Kunststiftung NRW, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[11]
- North Rhine-Westphalian Foundation for the Environment and Development (SUE), Ex-Officio chairman of the board (since 2021)[12]
- Brost Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[13]
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 Markus Söder, published a white paper entitled Moderner bürgerlicher Konservatismus ('Modern civic conservatism'), which was described as a "token of insubordination" by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.[4]
References
- ^ "Hendrick Wüst: Ihn wird Armin Laschet wohl als Nachfolger vorschlagen". Antenne Düsseldorf (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Minister Hendrik Wüst". Ministerium für Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Laschets politischer Erbe". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Einer für alles: Laschet-Nachfolger Hendrik Wüst im Porträt". WDR (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Tobias Blasius (23 May 2017), NRW-Koalitionsverhandlungen beginnen in einer Jugendherberge Westfalenpost.
- ^ "Parteitag: Wüst mit 98 Prozent zum CDU-Landesvorsitzenden gewähl". WDR (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Hendrik Wüst zum neuen NRW-Ministerpräsidenten gewählt". WDR (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Board of Trustees RAG-Stiftung.
- ^ Board of Trustees Development and Peace Foundation (SEF).
- ^ Board of Trustees Heinz Kühn Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees Kunststiftung NRW.
- ^ Board of Trustees North Rhine-Westphalian Foundation for the Environment and Development (SUE).
- ^ Board of Trustees Brost Foundation.
