Franz Josef Jung
| Franz Josef Jung | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
|
In office 28 October 2009 – 27 November 2009 |
|
| Preceded by | Olaf Scholz |
| Succeeded by | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Federal Minister of Defence | |
|
In office 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2009 |
|
| Preceded by | Peter Struck |
| Succeeded by | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
|
Assumed office 2005 |
|
| State Minister for Federal and European Affairs of Hesse | |
|
In office 7 April 1999 – 7 September 2000 |
|
| Preceded by |
Norbert Schüren Rupert von Plottnitz |
| Succeeded by | Jochen Riebel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 March 1949 Erbach, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Alma mater | University of Mainz |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | franz-josef-jung.de |
Franz Josef Jung (born 5 March 1949) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He became Federal Minister of Defence in the Grand coalition cabinet of Angela Merkel on 22 November 2005. In October 2009 he became Minister of Labour and Social Affairs but resigned a month later.
After his military service, Franz Josef Jung studied law at the University of Mainz and is a lawyer and civil law notary. In 1978 Jung successfully completed his doctoral studies at the University of Mainz and was hence awarded the title Dr. jur. (i.e. PhD in Law). In his political career, he held various party functions in Hesse (currently as vice chairman of the CDU there) and also served as a state minister. As Minister-President Roland Koch's chief of staff in the Hesse chancellery, Jung resigned amid the CDU donations scandal in 2000.
Even before entering the Bundestag, Jung was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004.
Following the 2005 federal elections, Jung became a member of the German Bundestag and joined the first cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
...
Wikipedia