Dieter Althaus

Dieter Althaus
Ministerpräsident a. D.
Althaus in 2008
Minister-President of Thuringia
In office
5 June 2003 – 30 October 2009
DeputyAndreas Trautvetter
Birgit Diezel
Volker Sklenar
Preceded byBernhard Vogel
Succeeded byChristine Lieberknecht
President of the Bundesrat
In office
1 November 2003 – 31 October 2004
Preceded byWolfgang Böhmer
Succeeded byMatthias Platzeck
Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Thuringia
In office
2003 – 25 October 2009
Preceded byBernhard Vogel
Succeeded byChristine Lieberknecht
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Thuringia
In office
1 October 1999 – 5 June 2003
Preceded byChristian Köckert
Succeeded byFrank-Michael Pietzsch
Minister of Education of Thuringia
In office
11 February 1992 – 1 October 1999
Prime MinisterBernhard Vogel
Preceded byChristine Lieberknecht
Succeeded byMichael Krapp
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia
for Eichsfeld I
(CDU List; 1990–1994)
In office
25 October 1990 – 30 April 2010
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byManfred Scherer
Personal details
Born (1958-06-29) 29 June 1958 (age 66)
Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Thuringia, German Democratic Republic
OccupationPolitician

Dieter Althaus (born 29 June 1958 in Heiligenstadt/Eichsfeld) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the 3rd Minister President of Thuringia from 2003 to 2009. In 2003/04 he was the 58th President of the Bundesrat.