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Volker Wissing

Judge · Politician

Volker Wissing is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Volker Wissing · Φόλκερ Βίσινγκ · Волкер Виссинг · Фолкер Виссинг · Фолькер Виссинг · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	Wissing, Volker · Виссинг, Фолькер				[sources]
Weak alias	Wissing				[sources]
Birth date	1970-04-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Landau in der Pfalz				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Volker				[sources]
Last name	Wissing				[sources]
Website	www.volker-wissing.de · facebook.com · twitter.com · www.volker-wissing.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1278715				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2002-2005) · Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Federal Minister for Transport (2021-2025) · Federal Minister of Justice (2024-2025) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Laws (1997-) · Gymnasium im Alfred-Grosser-Schulzentrum (-1989) · Saarland University (1989-1991) · University of Freiburg (1991-1994)				[sources]
Religion	Protestant church · Reformed Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-03	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Federal Minister of Justice, MP

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-15

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Minister for Transport	2021-12-08	2025-05-06

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Source data IDs: us-cia-germany-volker-wissing-minister-for-digital-transportation · evpo-eb1bb4f5-33b3-438f-a043-cd9d65b95b06 · us-cia-germany-volker-wissing-minister-of-justice

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