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Volker Wissing

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Volker Wissing

Wissing in 2023
Minister of Justice
Assumed office
7 November 2024
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byMarco Buschmann
Minister of Digital Affairs and Transport
Assumed office
8 December 2021
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byAndreas Scheuer
General Secretary of the Free Democratic Party
In office
19 September 2020 – 23 April 2022
LeaderChristian Lindner
Preceded byLinda Teuteberg
Succeeded byBijan Djir-Sarai
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate
In office
7 May 2011 – 7 November 2024
DeputyDaniela Schmitt
Sandra Weeser
Preceded byRainer Brüderle
Deputy Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate
In office
18 May 2016 – 18 May 2021
Minister-
President
Malu Dreyer
Preceded byEveline Lemke
Succeeded byAnne 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 byEveline Lemke
Succeeded byDaniela Schmitt
Member of the Bundestag
for Rhineland-Palatinate
Assumed office
26 October 2021
Preceded byManuel Höferlin
ConstituencyFDP list
In office
23 January 2004 – 22 October 2013
Preceded byMarita Sehn
Succeeded byManuel Höferlin (2017)
ConstituencyFDP list
Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
In office
18 May 2016 – 18 May 2021
Preceded byHerbert Mertin (2011)
Succeeded byDaniela Schmitt
ConstituencyFDP list
Personal details
Born (1970-04-22) 22 April 1970 (age 54)
Landau, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyIndependent (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
FDP (1998–‍2024)
Children1
ResidenceLandau, Germany
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer

Volker Wissing (born 22 April 1970) is a German lawyer, former judge and politician. Wissing has been the Minister of Justice since 2024. He is a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as the party's General Secretary since 2020. He has also been the Minister for Transport since 2021.[1]

References

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  1. Kaiser, Arvid; Schaible, Jonas (2022-08-25). "Expertenrat urteilt: Wissings Klimaprogramm für den Verkehr »schon im Ansatz ohne Anspruch«". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2022-08-29.