CDU star Johann WadePhul: Who will be the new Foreign Minister?

Johann Wadephul, a prominent CDU politician, could take over the office of Federal Foreign Minister under a possible Chancellor Merz. This would be the first time in 60 years that the Foreign Ministry falls into the area of influence of the CDU again, such as rnd reported.

The native Husumer, born on February 10, 1963, has an impressive career. After graduating from high school in 1982 at the Beldorf scholarship school, from 1982 to 1986 he did his military service as a time soldier at the Bundeswehr, where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. WadePhul studied law at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel and completed his studies with a doctorate in 1996. He has been working as a lawyer since 1995, specializing in medical and social law, such as derwesten.de communicated.

political career

WADEPHUL's political career began in 1982 with the entry into the CDU and its commitment in the Junge Union. He was the state chairman of the Junge Union from 1992 to 1996, General Secretary of the CDU Schleswig-Holstein from 1997 to 2000 and state chairman from 2000 to 2002. He also led the CDU parliamentary group in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament from 2005 to 2009. Wadephul has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009 and has represented the constituency Rendsburg-Eckernförde. Since 2017 he has been the deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, responsible for foreign, defense and the common foreign and security policy. He has campaigned for higher defense spending and strengthening the Bundeswehr and is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since 2024.

personal life

Johann Wadephul lives in Molfsee near Kiel, is Protestant-Lutheran, married and has three children. Known for his clear positions, he has supported and supported the marriage for everyone to deliver weapons to Ukraine and stronger European cooperation in defense policy.