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Johann Wadephul

1963 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Wadephul is the 14,695th most popular politician, the 4,604th most popular biography from Germany and the 1,183rd most popular German Politician.

Johann Wadephul is a German politician known for his role as a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and for serving as the Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag. He has been involved in various political initiatives and discussions, particularly in areas related to foreign policy and international relations.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johann Wadephul ranks 14,694 out of 19,576Before him are Eustace Grenier, Tage Reedtz-Thott, Petre P. Carp, Marian Lupu, and Brock Chisholm. After him are Tom Lantos, Paul Passy, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, Hacı Pasha, Koto Matsudaira, and Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Johann Wadephul ranks 260Before him are Marija Pejčinović Burić, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, Juan Ramón López Caro, Dražen Ladić, Sam Childers, and Rupert Graves. After him are Ute Lemper, Randy Johnson, Vegard Ulvang, Peter Scully, Shin Kyung-sook, and Brian Greene.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Wadephul ranks 4,607 out of 7,253Before him are Andreas Krieger (1965), Karin Baal (1940), Otto Modersohn (1865), Leonard Nelson (1882), Christian Ferdinand Abel (1682), and Daniel Hopfer (1470). After him are Heide Rosendahl (1947), Ingrid Becker (1942), Ute Lemper (1963), Gabriele Hinzmann (1947), Fritz Rasp (1891), and Oskar Lenz (1848).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Johann Wadephul ranks 1,183Before him are Kurt Beck (1949), Friedrich Chrysander (1826), Gustav Schuft (1878), Aleida Assmann (1947), Eugen Bolz (1881), and Charles-Mathias Simons (1802). After him are Gerhard Stoltenberg (1928), Joseph von Radowitz (1797), Rudolf Scharping (1947), Andriy Taran (1955), Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1893), and Günther Beckstein (1943).