Wolfgang Clement
Wolfgang Clement (7 July 1940 – 27 September 2020) was a German politician. Clement was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was the 7th Minister President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 May 1998 to 22 October 2002 and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour from 2002 to 2005.
Wolfgang Clement | |
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 Wolfgang Clement | |
| Federal Minister of Economics and Labour | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Werner Müller (Economics) Walter Riester (Labour) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Glos (Economics) Franz Müntefering (Labour) |
| Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 27 May 1998 – 22 October 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Rau |
| Succeeded by | Peer Steinbrück |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1940 Bochum, Nazi Germany |
| Died | 27 September 2020 (aged 80) Bonn, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg |
Clement died of lung cancer in Bonn, Germany on 27 September 2020 at the age of 80.[1]
Wolfgang Clement Media
Wolfgang Clement with the then Indian Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram during a ministerial state visit to New Delhi, India. (April 2005)
Wolfgang Clement during Radio Regenbogen Award 2019 at Europapark, Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 2019-04-12, Photo: Sven Mandel
Wolfgang Clement during the Radio Regenbogen Award 2019 at Europapark, Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (April 2019)
References
Other websites
- "Wolfgang Clement – Prime Minister of North-Rhine Westphalia" – 1998 article at the World Socialist Web Site Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Article by Wolfgang Clement about the Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline at the website of Wintershall AG, December 2005
- The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation