Volker Wissing
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Volker Wissing (born 22 April 1970) is a German lawyer, former judge and politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as the party's General Secretary since 2020, and as Minister for Transport in the federal government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021. He previously was the Deputy Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate in the state government under Minister-President Malu Dreyer from 2016 to 2021 and a member of the German Parliament from 2004 to 2013.
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Minister of Digital Affairs and Transport | |
Assumed office 8 December 2021 | |
Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
Preceded by | Andreas Scheuer |
General Secretary of the Free Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 19 September 2020 | |
Leader | Christian Lindner |
Preceded by | Linda Teuteberg |
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate | |
Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
Deputy | Daniela Schmitt Sandra Weeser |
Preceded by | Rainer Brüderle |
Deputy Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
In office 18 May 2016 – 18 May 2021 | |
Minister- President | Malu Dreyer |
Preceded by | Eveline Lemke |
Succeeded by | Anne Spiegel |
State Minister for Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
In office 18 May 2016 – 18 May 2021 | |
Minister- President | Malu Dreyer |
Preceded by | Eveline Lemke |
Succeeded by | Daniela Schmitt |
Member of the Bundestag for Rhineland-Palatinate | |
Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Manuel Höferlin |
Constituency | FDP list |
In office 23 January 2004 – 22 October 2013 | |
Preceded by | Marita Sehn |
Succeeded by | Manuel Höferlin (2017) |
Constituency | FDP list |
Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
In office 18 May 2016 – 18 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Herbert Mertin (2011) |
Succeeded by | Daniela Schmitt |
Constituency | FDP list |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-04-22) 22 April 1970 (age 54) Landau, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | FDP |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Landau |
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