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Foreign Minister Dr Johann Wadephul
Dr Johann David Wadephul has been Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 May 2025; he has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 2009. He is married and has three daughters.
Curriculum vitae
6 May 2025 to present
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
2018 to 2025
Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag
(foreign policy, defence, Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, Council of Europe)
2009 to present
Member of the German Bundestag
2010 to 2021
Member of the Federal Executive Committee of the CDU Germany
2005 to 2009
Chair of the CDU parliamentary group, in the Parliament of Land Schleswig-Holstein
2000 to 2009
Member of the Parliament of Land Schleswig-Holstein
2009 to present
Lawyer specialising in medical law and social legislation
1996
Obtained doctorate (Dr. jur.)
1995 to present
Lawyer
1995
Second state law examination
1991
First state law examination
1986 to 1991
Studied law at Kiel University
1982 to 1986
Short-service engagement with the Federal Armed Forces
(July 2023 to present: reserve Lieutenant-Colonel)
1981
Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)
Born in Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, on 10 February 1963