Christian Lindner: German politician, Federal Minister of Finance

Christian Wolfgang Lindner (born 7 January 1979) is a German politician.

He is a member of the Bundestag and leader of the liberal Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP). In December 2021, he became the Minister of Finance.

Christian Lindner

Christian Lindner: German politician, Federal Minister of Finance
Lindner in 2020
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
8 December 2021
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byOlaf Scholz
Leader of the Free Democratic Party
Assumed office
7 December 2013
General SecretaryNicola Beer
Linda Teuteberg
Volker Wissing
DeputyWolfgang Kubicki
Nicola Beer
Johannes Vogel
Preceded byPhilipp Rösler
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in the Bundestag
In office
24 October 2017 – 7 December 2021
Chief WhipMarco Buschmann
DeputyKatja Suding
Michael Theurer
Stephan Thomae
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
Christian Dürr
Frank Sitta
Preceded byRainer Brüderle (2013)
Succeeded byChristian Dürr
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in the
Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
31 May 2012 – 10 October 2017
Preceded byGerhard Papke
Succeeded byChristof Rasche
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in
North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
13 May 2012 – 27 November 2017
Preceded byDaniel Bahr
Succeeded byJoachim Stamp
Secretary General of the Free Democratic Party
In office
24 December 2009 – 14 December 2011
LeaderGuido Westerwelle
Philipp Rösler
Preceded byDirk Niebel
Succeeded byPatrick Döring
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag
for North Rhine-Westphalia
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Preceded bymulti-member district
ConstituencyFDP List
In office
27 October 2009 – 10 July 2012
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byHans-Werner Ehrenberg
ConstituencyFDP List
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
31 May 2012 – 10 October 2017
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byLorenz Deutsch
ConstituencyFDP List
In office
1 June 2000 – 18 November 2009
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byUte Dreckmann
ConstituencyFDP List
Personal details
Born
Christian Wolfgang Lindner

(1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45)
Wuppertal, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyFree Democratic Party
Spouse(s)
Dagmar Rosenfeld
(m. 2011; sep. 2018)
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
Military service
AllegianceGermany
Branch/serviceGerman Air Force
Years of service2002–present
RankMajor
UnitGerman Air Force Reserve

References

Tags:

BundestagFederal Ministry of Finance (Germany)Free Democratic Party of GermanyGermansLiberalism

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