Günther Oettinger
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Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources from 2017 to 2019,[1] as European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society from 2014 to 2016 and as European Commissioner for Energy from 2010 to 2014.
Günther Oettinger | |
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European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources | |
In office 1 January 2017 – 30 November 2019 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Preceded by | Kristalina Georgieva |
Succeeded by | Johannes Hahn (Budget and Administration) |
European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society | |
In office 1 November 2014 – 1 January 2017 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Preceded by | Neelie Kroes |
Succeeded by | Mariya Gabriel |
European Commissioner for Energy | |
In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Andris Piebalgs |
Succeeded by | Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action and Energy) Maroš Šefčovič (Energy Union) |
Minister President of Baden-Württemberg | |
In office 21 April 2005 – 9 February 2010 | |
President | Horst Köhler |
Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Erwin Teufel |
Succeeded by | Stefan Mappus |
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Baden-Württemberg | |
In office 29 April 2005 – 20 November 2009 | |
Preceded by | Erwin Teufel |
Succeeded by | Stefan Mappus |
Personal details | |
Born | Günther Hermann Oettinger (1953-10-15) 15 October 1953 (age 70) Stuttgart, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Spouse | Inken Stange (1994–2007) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
Website | Official website |
He is affiliated with the liberal-conservative European People's Party (EPP). He served as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg between 2005 and 2010 and as chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg from 2005 until 2010.
Since 2021, Oettinger has served as president of the German private university EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht in Wiesbaden.[2]