Peter Struck (politician)

Peter Struck
Struck in 2010
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bundestag
In office
22 November 2005 – 27 September 2009
Chief WhipOlaf Scholz
Thomas Oppermann
Preceded byFranz Müntefering
Succeeded byFrank-Walter Steinmeier
In office
27 October 1998 – 19 July 2002
Chief WhipWilhelm Schmidt
Preceded byRudolf Scharping
Succeeded byLudwig Stiegler
Federal Minister of Defence
In office
19 July 2002 – 22 November 2005
ChancellorGerhard Schröder
Preceded byRudolf Scharping
Succeeded byFranz-Josef Jung
Member of the Bundestag
for Celle – Uelzen
In office
27 September 1998 – 27 September 2009
Preceded byKlaus-Jürgen Hedrich
Succeeded byHenning Otte
Member of the Bundestag
for Lower Saxony
In office
5 October 1980 – 27 September 1998
ConstituencySocial Democratic Party List
Personal details
Born(1943-01-24)24 January 1943
Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died19 December 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 69)
Berlin, Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
University of Hamburg
ProfessionLawyer

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.