Christian Wulff

Christian Wulff
Wulff in 2014
President of Germany
In office
30 June 2010 – 17 February 2012
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byHorst Köhler
Succeeded byJoachim Gauck
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
In office
4 March 2003 – 30 June 2010
DeputyWalter Hirche
Philipp Rösler
Jörg Bode
Preceded bySigmar Gabriel
Succeeded byDavid McAllister
Deputy Leader of the
Christian Democratic Union
In office
7 November 1998 – 30 June 2010
LeaderWolfgang Schäuble
Angela Merkel
Preceded byAngela Merkel
Succeeded byUrsula von der Leyen
Leader of the
Christian Democratic Union of Lower Saxony
In office
20 June 1994 – 19 June 2008
Preceded byJosef Stock
Succeeded byDavid McAllister
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
In office
23 June 1994 – 4 March 2003
Preceded byJürgen Gansäuer
Succeeded byDavid McAllister
Member of the
Landtag of Lower Saxony
for Osnabrück-West
In office
23 June 1994 – 11 June 2010
Preceded byKarin Detert-Weber
Succeeded byFritz Güntzler
Personal details
Born (1959-06-19) 19 June 1959 (age 65)
Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
Spouses
Christiane Vogt
(m. 1988; div. 2006)
(m. 2008; div. 2020)
(m. 2023)
Children2
ResidenceGroßburgwedel
Alma materUniversity of Osnabrück
AwardsToleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing (2014)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ "Curriculum vitae of Prime Minister Christian Wulff – Office of the Prime Minister". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Christian Wulff zum Bundespräsidenten gewählt". Official Website of German Bundestag. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010. Mit der Annahme der Wahl hat Wulff zugleich sein neues Amt angetreten.[dead link]
  3. ^ Buergin, Rainer; Parkin, Brian (30 June 2010). "Merkel's Presidential Candidate Wulff Wins in Third-Round Vote". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010. Wulff, who is married with one daughter and a son, will be sworn in on 2 July.
  4. ^ Waterfield, Bruno (17 February 2012). "Blow to Merkel as German president resigns". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Christian Wulff, ex German president, found not guilty". BBC News. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.