| Rudolf Dreßler | |
| Office: | German Ambassador to Israel |
| Term Start: | 1 September 2000 |
| Term End: | 31 August 2005 |
| Predecessor: | Theodor Wallau |
| Successor: | Harald Kindermann |
| Office1: | Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
| Chancellor1: | Helmut Schmidt |
| Minister1: | Heinz Westphal |
| Term Start1: | 28 April 1982 |
| Term End1: | 1 October 1982 |
| Predecessor1: | Hermann Buschfort |
| Successor1: | Wolfgang Vogt |
| Office4: | Member of the Bundestag for Wuppertal I |
| Term Start4: | 4 November 1980 |
| Term End4: | 31 August 2000 |
| Successor4: | Ulrich Kelber |
| Predecessor4: | Adolf Scheu |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1940 |
Rudolf Dreßler (born 17 November 1940 in Wuppertal) is a German politician and diplomat.
In his childhood he lived in Sprockhövel and went to school in Wuppertal. He learned at a printer company and worked then for different newspapers. Since 1969 Dreßler is a member of political party Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). From 1969 to 1981 he was member of work council at German newspaper Westdeutsche Zeitung (WAZ). From 1874 to 1983 he was member of Printing and Paper Union. From 1980 to 2000 Dreßler was a member of German Bundestag.In 1982, Dreßler became Parliamentary State Secretary at Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. On November 11, 1997 he had a car accident near Bonn.[1] From 2000 to 2005 Dreßler was German ambassador in Israel.[2] He married three times and has two children.[3]