Erwin Rüddel Explained

Erwin Rüddel
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2009
Predecessor:Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler
Birth Date:1955 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Bonn, West Germany
Party:CDU
Nationality:German

Erwin Rüddel (born 21 December 1955) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009.

Political career

Rüddel was member of the council of Windhagen from 1984 until 2018.[1] He served as a member of the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1987 and again from 1998 until 2009.

From 2003 until 2008, Rüddel was part of the leadership of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate, under successive chairpersons Christoph Böhr (2003-2006) and Christian Baldauf (2006-2008).

Rüddel became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing the Neuwied district.[2] He is a member of the Health Committee, which he has been chairing since 2018.[3]

In May 2022, Rüddel announced that he would not stand in the 2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]

Other activities

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of Erwin Rüddel. erwin-rueddel.de. de.
  2. Web site: Erwin Rüddel. CDU/CSU-Fraktion. 2020-03-22.
  3. Web site: German Bundestag - Health. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-22.
  4. Daniel Rühle (8 May 2022), Erwin Rüddel fährt langsam runter: Abgeordneter freut sich auf die Zeit nach der politischen Karriere Rhein-Zeitung.