Johann Wadephul
Johann Wadephul | |
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Wadephul in 2025 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Annalena Baerbock |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Bernhardt |
| Constituency | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 27 February 2000 – 27 September 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1963 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Union (since 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Meldorfer Gelehrtenschule |
| Alma mater | Kiel University (Dr. iur.) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician, Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch/service | Bundeswehr |
| Years of service | 1982–1986 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel (reserves) |
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Johann Walter David Rudolf "Jo" Wadephul (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈvaːdəˌfuːl]; born 10 February 1963) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as the federal minister of foreign affairs in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.
He has been a member of the Bundestag since 2009, where he also served as deputy chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group from 2017 until 2025. Previously, he was a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 2000 until 2009, where he also served as chairman of the CDU parliamentary group from 2005.