Roland Koch

Roland Koch
Koch in 2008
Minister-President of Hesse
In office
7 April 1999 – 31 August 2010
DeputyRuth Wagner
Karin Wolff
Volker Bouffier
Jörg-Uwe Hahn
Preceded byHans Eichel
Succeeded byVolker Bouffier
President of the Bundesrat
In office
30 April 1999 – 31 October 1999
Preceded byHans Eichel
Succeeded byKurt Biedenkopf
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Hesse
In office
25 January 1998 – 12 June 2010
General SecretarySiegbert Seitz
Herbert Müller
Otti Geschka
Michael Boddenberg
Peter Beuth
Preceded byManfred Kanther
Succeeded byVolker Bouffier
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Hesse
In office
13 July 1993 – 5 April 1999
Preceded byManfred Kanther
Succeeded byNorbert Kartmann
In office
27 November 1990 – 5 April 1991
Preceded byHartmut Nassauer
Succeeded byManfred Kanther
Member of the Landtag of Hesse
for Main-Taunus I
In office
5 April 1987 – 1 September 2010
Preceded byKarl-Heinz Koch
Succeeded byChristian Heinz
Personal details
Born (1958-03-24) 24 March 1958 (age 66)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Political partyCDU
Alma materGoethe University Frankfurt
OccupationJurist
Websiteroland-koch.de

Roland Koch (born 24 March 1958) is a German jurist and former conservative politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 7th Minister President of Hesse from 7 April 1999, immediately becoming the 53rd President of the Bundesrat, completing the term begun by his predecessor as Minister President, Hans Eichel, until his resignation on 31 August 2010. During his time in office, Koch was widely regarded as one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's main rivals within the CDU.[1][2]