Heinz Riesenhuber

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Heinz Riesenhuber
Riesenhuber in 2014
President by right of age of the Bundestag
In office 27 October 2009 – 24 October 2017
Preceded by	Otto Schily
Succeeded by	Wolfgang Schäuble
Minister of Scientific Research
In office 4 October 1982 – 21 January 1993
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Andreas von Bülow
Succeeded by	Matthias Wissmann
Member of the Bundestag for Hesse
In office 14 December 1976 – 24 October 2017
Succeeded by	Norbert Altenkamp
Constituency	CDU List (1976–1980) Frankfurt am Main I (1980–2002) Main-Taunus (2002–2017)
Personal details
Born	(1935-12-01) 1 December 1935 (age 88) Frankfurt
Political party	CDU (1961–present)
Children	2
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich
Occupation	Chemist

Heinz Friedrich Ruppert Riesenhuber (born 1 December 1935) is a German politician (CDU) who served as Minister of Scientific Research under Chancellor Helmut Kohl from 1982 to 1993.