Volker Bouffier | |
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 Bouffier in 2016 | |
| Minister-President of Hesse | |
| In office 31 August 2010 – 31 May 2022 | |
| Deputy | Jörg-Uwe Hahn Tarek Al-Wazir |
| Preceded by | Roland Koch |
| Succeeded by | Boris Rhein |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Hessen | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2010 | |
| Deputy | Eva Kühne-Hörmann |
| Preceded by | Roland Koch |
| Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |
| In office 15 November 2010 – 22 January 2022 | |
| Leader | Angela Merkel Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Armin Laschet |
| Preceded by | Roland Koch |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kretschmer |
| President of the Bundesrat | |
| In office 1 November 2014 – 31 October 2015 | |
| Deputy | Stephan Weil |
| Preceded by | Stephan Weil |
| Succeeded by | Stanislaw Tillich |
| Hessian Minister of the Interior and Sport | |
| In office 7 April 1999 – 31 August 2010 | |
| Minister-President | Roland Koch |
| Preceded by | Gerhard Bökel |
| Succeeded by | Boris Rhein |
| Hessian State Secretary for Justice | |
| In office 24 April 1987 – 5 April 1991 | |
| Minister-President | Walter Wallmann |
| Preceded by | Hans Joachim Suchan |
| Succeeded by | Dieter Schmidt |
| Member of the Landtag of Hesse for Giessen II | |
| Assumed office 5 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Starzacher |
| In office 5 April 1991 – 5 April 1999 | |
| Constituency | CDU List |
| In office 1 December 1982 – 17 April 1987 | |
| Constituency | CDU List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1951 Giessen, Hessen, West Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
Volker Bouffier (born 18 December 1951) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister President of the German state of Hessen from 31 August 2010 to 31 May 2022. From 1 November 2014 until 31 October 2015 he was President of the Bundesrat and ex officio deputy to the President of Germany.
Bouffier has been serving as the chairman of the CDU in Hesse since July 2010. From 1999 to 2010, he was State Minister of Interior and Sports in of Hessen. Bouffier is a lawyer by profession. Because of his participation in state government, he is the longest serving Member of the Bundesrat, representing Hessen since 1999.