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Volker Rühe

Politician

Volker Rühe 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 Rühe · Фолькер Руге · Фолькер Руэ · فولكر روه · فولکر روهه · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ruhe · Volker Ruhe · Volkerus Rühe · Руге, Фолькер · فولکر روهه · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1942-09-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Hamburg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Volker				[sources]
Last name	Ruhe · Rühe				[sources]
Political association	CDU				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q84388				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2002-2005) · Federal Minister of Defence (1992-1998) · Secretary General of the CDU (1989-1992) · member of the German Bundestag (-2005) · member of the German Bundestag (1976-1980) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium · Oberstudienrat a. D., Bundesminister a. D. · University of Hamburg				[sources]
Religion	evangelisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

former German politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2002-10-17	2005-10-18

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,343

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Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

German Members of the Bundestag1,926

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Germany · German Bundestag

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