Wolfgang Gerhardt
Wolfgang Gerhardt | |
|---|---|
Representative of Hesse to the Federation | |
| In office 24 April 1987 – 5 April 1991 | |
| Minister President | Walter Wallmann |
| Preceded by | Willi Görlach |
| Succeeded by | Ulrike Rieder |
| Hessian Minister of Science and Art | |
| In office 24 April 1987 – 5 April 1991 | |
| Minister President | Walter Wallmann |
| Preceded by | Vera Rüdiger |
| Succeeded by | Evelies Mayer |
| Member of the Bundestag for Hesse | |
| In office 16 October 1994 – 22 September 2013 | |
| Constituency | Free Democratic List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1943 Ulrichstein, Germany |
| Political party |  German:Free Democratic Party  EU:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
Wolfgang Gerhardt (born 31 December 1943) is a German politician and was the leader of the
Political career
Gerhardt was born in
From 2002 until 2012, Gerhardt was Vice President of Liberal International (LI), under the leadership of successive presidents Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (2002–2005), John Alderdice (2005–2009), and Hans van Baalen (2009–2011).
Ahead of the 2005 national elections, Gerhard was billed as a possible foreign minister in a new centre-right coalition with the Christian Democrats; instead, newly elected Chancellor Angela Merkel entered a coalition with the Social Democratic Party.[2] Gerhardt was succeeded as chairman of the FDP parliamentary group by Westerwelle in 2006. Between 2006 and 2013, he served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Since 2006, Gerhardt has been serving as chairman of the board of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Alte Leipziger Lebensversicherung aG, Member of the Advisory Board
- Hallesche-Nationale Krankenversicherung aG, Member of the Advisory Board
- Rücker AG, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Deutsche Vermögensberatung (DVAG), Member of the Advisory Board (1995)[3]
Non-profits
- Theodor Heuss House, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Member of the Board of Trustees[4]
- German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW), Member of the Political Advisory Board
- Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Member of the Advisory Board
- German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Member of the Council (2005–2013)
- Turkey: Culture of Change Initiative (TCCI), Member of the Advisory Board[5]
Personal life
Gerhardt is married and has two children.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Gerhardt, Dr. Wolfgang" (in German). Bundestag. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ Bertrand Benoit and Edward Alden (28 June 2005), Schröder attempts to sway US on claim for UN seat Financial Times.
- ^ Tobias Romberg (19 May 2011), Ritter der Schwafelrunde Die Zeit.
- ^ Board of Trustees Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research.
- ^ Advisory Board Turkey: Culture of Change Initiative (TCCI).
