Jörg Bode | |
Office: | Minister-President of Lower Saxony Acting |
Deputy: | himself |
Predecessor: | Christian Wulff |
Office2: | Deputy Minister-President of Lower Saxony |
Predecessor2: | Philipp Rösler |
1Namedata2: | Christian Wulff David McAllister |
Party: | FDP |
Successor2: | Stefan Wenzel |
Birth Date: | 12 November 1970 |
Birth Place: | Celle, Germany |
Term Start: | 30 June 2010 |
Term End: | 1 July 2010 |
Term Start2: | 28 October 2009 |
Term End2: | 19 February 2013 |
Office3: | Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport of Lower Saxony |
Term Start3: | 28 October 2009 |
Term End3: | 19 February 2013 |
Predecessor3: | Christian Wulff |
Successor3: | Olaf Lies |
Office4: | Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony |
Term Start4: | 4 March 2003 |
Constituency4: | FDP List |
1Namedata3: | Christian Wulff |
Jörg Bode (born 12 November 1970) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), formerly serving as the Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport and Deputy Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony.[1]
He was elected to the Landtag of Lower Saxony in 2003, and has been re-elected on one occasion. On 28 October 2009, Bode succeeded Philipp Rösler as the Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport and Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony.[2] He served as Acting Prime Minister from 30 June until 1 July, following the resignation of Christian Wulff, who was elected President of Germany.[3]