Christian Wulff

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Christian Wulff
Wulff in 2014
President of Germany
In office 30 June 2010 – 17 February 2012
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Horst Köhler
Succeeded by	Joachim Gauck
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
In office 4 March 2003 – 30 June 2010
Deputy	Walter Hirche Philipp Rösler Jörg Bode
Preceded by	Sigmar Gabriel
Succeeded by	David McAllister
Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
In office 7 November 1998 – 30 June 2010
Leader	Wolfgang Schäuble Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Angela Merkel
Succeeded by	Ursula von der Leyen
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Lower Saxony
In office 20 June 1994 – 19 June 2008
Preceded by	Josef Stock
Succeeded by	David McAllister
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
In office 23 June 1994 – 4 March 2003
Preceded by	Jürgen Gansäuer
Succeeded by	David McAllister
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Osnabrück-West
In office 23 June 1994 – 11 June 2010
Preceded by	Karin Detert-Weber
Succeeded by	Fritz Güntzler
Personal details
Born	(1959-06-19) 19 June 1959 (age 65) Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Spouses	Christiane Vogt ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 2006)​ Bettina Körner ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2020)​ ​ ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	2
Residence	Großburgwedel
Alma mater	University of Osnabrück
Awards	Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing (2014)
Signature
Website	Official website

Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈvaltɐ ˈvʊlf] ^ⓘ; born 19 June 1959) is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he previously served as minister president of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010.^[1] He was elected to the presidency in the 30 June 2010 presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Joachim Gauck and taking office immediately,^[2] although he was not sworn in until 2 July.^[3] With the age of 51, he became Germany's youngest president.

On 17 February 2012, Wulff resigned as President of Germany, facing the prospect of prosecution for allegations of corruption relating to his prior service as Minister President of Lower Saxony.^[4] In 2014, he was acquitted of all corruption charges by the Hanover regional court.^[5]