Peter Struck | |
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| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag | |
| In office 22 November 2005 – 27 September 2009 | |
| Chief Whip | Olaf Scholz Thomas Oppermann |
| Preceded by | Franz Müntefering |
| Succeeded by | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| In office 27 October 1998 – 19 July 2002 | |
| Chief Whip | Wilhelm Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Scharping |
| Succeeded by | Ludwig Stiegler |
| Federal Minister of Defence | |
| In office 19 July 2002 – 22 November 2005 | |
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Scharping |
| Succeeded by | Franz-Josef Jung |
| Member of the Bundestag for Celle – Uelzen | |
| In office 27 September 1998 – 27 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Klaus-Jürgen Hedrich |
| Succeeded by | Henning Otte |
| Member of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony | |
| In office 5 October 1980 – 27 September 1998 | |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1943 Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Died | 19 December 2012 (aged 69) Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen University of Hamburg |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Peter Struck (24 January 1943 – 19 December 2012) was the German Minister of Defence under chancellor Gerhard Schröder from 2002 to 2005. A lawyer, Struck was a member of the Social Democratic Party.