Rudolf Amelunxen

Rudolf Amelunxen
Amelunxen in 1945
Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
23 August 1946 – 17 June 1947
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKarl Arnold
Regierungspräsident of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
1926–1932
Personal details
Born(1888-06-30)30 June 1888
Cologne, German Empire
Died21 April 1969(1969-04-21) (aged 80)
Grafschaft Abbey, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Political partyZentrum

Rudolf Amelunxen (30 June 1888 – 21 April 1969) was a German politician of the Zentrum and the 1st Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia between 23 August 1946 and 17 June 1947. He was born in Cologne and died on 21 April 1969 in Grafschaft Abbey, North Rhine-Westphalia.

From 1926 to 1932 he was the regional president of the Westphalian Münster Region, however, furloughed after the Putsch in Prussia. On 5 July 1945, the British military government appointed him upper president of the Province of Westphalia, an office he held until Westphalia merged in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1946.