Rainer Brüderle

Federal Minister of Economics and Technology

Rainer Brüderle, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology

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Personal Details

Born on 22 June 1945 in Berlin; married.

University studies in journalism, law, economics and political science at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; university degree in economics (Diplomvolkswirt) in 1971.

Professional Career

Various teaching assignments in the field of economic policy

1975
Director, Office of Economic Affairs and Transport Development of the city of Mainz

1977
Director, Office of Economic Affairs and Real Estate

1981
Full-time city councillor and head of the Department of Economic Affairs of the city of Mainz

since 1973
Member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP)

1981-1983
FDP district chairman for Rheinhessen-Vorderpfalz (in Rhineland-Palatinate); deputy chair of the FDP district chapter in Mainz for 10 years

since 1983
FDP Chairman for the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate

since 1983
Member of the FDP Federal Executive Committee (Bundesvorstand)

since 1995
FDP Deputy Federal Chairman; Chairman of the FDP Liberal Forum on the Information Society

1987-1998
Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament

1987-1994
Minister of Economy and Transport for the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate

1994-1998
Minister of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture for the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate

1988-1998
Deputy Minister-President of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate

since 1998
Member of the German Bundestag

1998-2009
Deputy Chairman of the FDP Parliamentary Group

since 28 October 2009
Federal Minister of Economics and Technology

Source: German Bundestag