Matthias Wissmann

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Matthias Wissmann
Minister of Transport
In office 13 May 1993 – 26 October 1998
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Günther Krause
Succeeded by	Franz Müntefering
Minister of Scientific Research
In office 21 January 1993 – 13 May 1993
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Heinz Riesenhuber
Succeeded by	Paul Krüger
Member of the Bundestag for Ludwigsburg
In office 14 December 1976 – 31 May 2007
Preceded by	Gunter Huonker
Succeeded by	Steffen Bilger (2009)
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-15) 15 April 1949 (age 75) Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany)
Citizenship	German
Political party	CDU
Alma mater	University of Tübingen University of Bonn
Occupation	Lawyer

Matthias Wissmann (born 15 April 1949) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the president of the German Automobile Industry Association (VdA) from 2007 until 2018.

Since 1999 Wissmann has been a partner with the law firm WilmerHale.^[1]