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Christian Wulff
Wulff in 2014
President of Germany
In office 30 June 2010 – 17 February 2012
Chancellor
Angela Merkel
Preceded by
Horst Köhler
Succeeded by
Joachim Gauck
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
In office 4 March 2003 – 30 June 2010
Deputy
Walter Hirche Philipp Rösler Jörg Bode
Preceded by
Sigmar Gabriel
Succeeded by
David McAllister
Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
In office 7 November 1998 – 30 June 2010
Leader
Wolfgang Schäuble Angela Merkel
Preceded by
Angela Merkel
Succeeded by
Ursula von der Leyen
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Lower Saxony
In office 20 June 1994 – 19 June 2008
Preceded by
Josef Stock
Succeeded by
David McAllister
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
In office 23 June 1994 – 4 March 2003
Preceded by
Jürgen Gansäuer
Succeeded by
David McAllister
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Osnabrück-West
In office 23 June 1994 – 11 June 2010
Preceded by
Karin Detert-Weber
Succeeded by
Fritz Güntzler
Personal details
Born
(1959-06-19) 19 June 1959 (age 64) Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Political party
Christian Democratic Union
Spouses
Christiane Vogt
(m. 1988; div. 2006)
Bettina Körner
(m. 2008; div. 2020)
(m. 2023)
Children
2
Residence
Großburgwedel
Alma mater
University of Osnabrück
Awards
Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing (2014)
Signature
Website
Official website
Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (German:[ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)nˈvɪlhɛlmˈvaltɐˈvʊlf]ⓘ; born 19 June 1959) is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he previously served as minister president of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010.[1] He was elected to the presidency in the 30 June 2010 presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Joachim Gauck and taking office immediately,[2] although he was not sworn in until 2 July.[3] With the age of 51, he became Germany's youngest president.
On 17 February 2012, Wulff resigned as President of Germany, facing the prospect of prosecution for allegations of corruption relating to his prior service as Minister President of Lower Saxony.[4] In 2014, he was acquitted of all corruption charges by the Hanover regional court.[5]
^"Curriculum vitae of Prime Minister Christian Wulff – Office of the Prime Minister". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
^"Christian Wulff zum Bundespräsidenten gewählt". Official Website of German Bundestag. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010. Mit der Annahme der Wahl hat Wulff zugleich sein neues Amt angetreten.[dead link]
^Buergin, Rainer; Parkin, Brian (30 June 2010). "Merkel's Presidential Candidate Wulff Wins in Third-Round Vote". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010. Wulff, who is married with one daughter and a son, will be sworn in on 2 July.
^Waterfield, Bruno (17 February 2012). "Blow to Merkel as German president resigns". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
^"Christian Wulff, ex German president, found not guilty". BBC News. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈvaltɐ ˈvʊlf] ; born 19 June 1959) is a retired German politician and lawyer who served...
on 31 May 2010. ChristianWulff, the candidate nominated by the three governing parties, the Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union of...
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in the 2010 presidential election but lost in the third ballot to ChristianWulff, the candidate of the government coalition. His candidacy was met by...
Bettina Wulff (née Körner; 25 October 1973) is the wife of the former German President ChristianWulff and was therefore sometimes referred to by the media...
and before the election of ChristianWulff. In 2012, Horst Seehofer acted as President after the resignation of ChristianWulff and before the election of...
presidential election, but ChristianWulff was eventually chosen as the parties' candidate. The news media later reported that Wulff's nomination came as a...
elected Minister-President of the state of Lower Saxony, succeeding ChristianWulff, who resigned following his election as President of Germany. Until...
first centre-right coalition government since 1998. CDU candidate ChristianWulff won the 2010 presidential election in the third ballot, while opposition...
18 March 2012, the last possible day following the resignation of ChristianWulff as President of Germany on 17 February 2012. Joachim Gauck was elected...
Sigmar Gabriel. From 2003 to his election as Federal President in 2010 ChristianWulff was minister president in Lower Saxony. The Osnabrücker headed a CDU-led...
Causa Wulff (English: ~The Wulff Case) refers to several political scandals that ultimately led to the resignation of ChristianWulff as President of...
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and the next day German chancellor Angela Merkel, German president ChristianWulff and the rest of the German government attack South Park Elementary...
Minister President ChristianWulff and was formed by the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party. On 4 March 2003 Wulff was elected and...
of presidential visits to foreign countries made by ChristianWulff as President of Germany. Wulff held the office from his election on 2 July 2010 until...
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Wulff is a German family surname and may refer to: Anna Wulff (1874–1935), Danish educator ChristianWulff (born 1959), German politician, former president...
Bundestag since 2013, previously local mayor Bettina Wulff, (born 1973), wife of ChristianWulff Mike Hanke, (born 1983), footballer, played 322 games...
formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). CDU leader ChristianWulff was subsequently elected minister-president. The election in Lower...
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