Jörg Bode (politician) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Lower Saxony state government . 2 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100310132904/http://www.international.niedersachsen.de/en/landesregierung.html . 10 March 2010 .
  2. http://www.weser-kurier.de/Artikel/Region/Niedersachsen/54485/Roesler-Nachfolger+Bode+in+Hannover+vereidigt.html Weser-Kurier, 28 October 2009
  3. Web site: Halbtags-Regierungschef. July 2010.