Erwin Rüddel

Erwin Rüddel
Erwin Rüddel in 2020
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Preceded by	Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-21) 21 December 1955 Bonn, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	CDU

Erwin Rüddel (born 21 December 1955) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009.

Political career

Rüddel was member of the council of Windhagen from 1984 until 2018. He served as a member of the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1987 and again from 1998 until 2009.

From 2003 until 2008, Rüddel was part of the leadership of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate, under successive chairpersons Christoph Böhr (2003-2006) and Christian Baldauf (2006-2008).

Rüddel became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing the Neuwied district. He is a member of the Health Committee, which he has been chairing since 2018.

Other activities

Corporate boards

• Süwag Energie, Member of the Advisory Board

Non-profit organizations

• Association of German Foundations, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
• Lions Clubs International, Member

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Bundestag biography (in English)