Erwin Rüddel
Erwin Rüddel | |
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_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%932.jpg) Erwin Rüddel in 2020 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 2009 – 3 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1955 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Died | 3 February 2025 (aged 69) Asbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
Erwin Rüddel (21 December 1955 – 3 February 2025) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2009 until his death in 2025.
Political career
[edit]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 chairmen 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 was a member of the Health Committee, chairing it beginning in 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]
Personal life and death
[edit]Rüddel was married to Renate since 1980 and had two children. He died suddenly in Asbach, on the morning of 3 February 2025, at the age of 69.[5]
Other activities
[edit]Corporate boards
[edit]- Süwag Energie, Member of the Advisory Board
Non-profit organizations
[edit]- Association of German Foundations, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
- Lions Clubs International, Member
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography of Erwin Rüddel". erwin-rueddel.de (in German).
- ^ "Erwin Rüddel". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Daniel Rühle (8 May 2022), Erwin Rüddel fährt langsam runter: Abgeordneter freut sich auf die Zeit nach der politischen Karriere Rhein-Zeitung.
- ^ Langjähriger Bundestagsabgeordneter Erwin Rüddel überraschend verstorben (in German)
External links
[edit]
- Official website (in German)
- Erwin Rüddel at IMDb
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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