Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Hendrik Wüst

Since 27 October 2021, Hendrik Wüst is the 12th Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. On 28 June 2022, he was re-elected and sworn in as Minister-President by the members of the state parliament.

Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Photo credit: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann

In the west of Germany, in the heart of Europe — this is where we live, where North Rhine-Westphalia is situated. In a state that is Number One in many respects: With 18 million, we are the most populous of German states, and the Rhine-Ruhr region is home to the largest concentration of universities in Europe. With a multitude of highly innovative companies, North Rhine-Westphalia accounts for nearly a fifth of Germany's total economic output. Urban and rural areas, industry and nature, technology and tradition — it is the great diversity that makes our home state so attractive.

As Minister-President, I am always keen to listen to the people in our state and tackle the challenges that lie ahead — together and for each other. Good politics is about making the right decisions, treating each other with respect, understanding each other and taking each other seriously.

I am one of 18 million people who work every day to make North Rhine-Westphalia an even better place to live. I want to move our state forward: by reconciling climate action, industry and quality jobs, by promoting the transition to sustainable transport, the digital revolution as well as law and order — and especially by providing good educational opportunities for all.

You can find out what we are doing to achieve this on land.nrw, X (Twitter), Instagram or Facebook.

Hendrik Wüst

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Curriculum vitae

Hendrik Wüst was born in Rhede on 19 July 1975. He is married with one daughter. Wüst studied law at the University of Münster. After his second state law examination in 2003, he was admitted to the bar. He has been a directly elected member of the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament since 2005. From 2017 to 2021, he held the office of Minister of Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 27 October 2021, Mr. Wüst has been Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Hendrik Wüst was born on 19 July 1975 in Rhede. He is married and has one daughter.
Wüst has been Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 27 October
2021.

Career

  • 1995 Abitur
  • 1995 – 2000 Law studies at the University of Münster, first state law examination
  • 2000 – 2003 Legal clerkship in Münster, Coesfeld and Brussels
  • 2003 Second state law examination, admitted to the bar
  • 2002 – 2005 Worked for the consulting firm EUTOP, initially as a trainee lawyer
  • 2006 – 2010 Secretary General of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 2010 – 2017 Managing Director of the Newspaper Publishers Association of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Association of Operating Companies of North Rhine-Westphalia and Pressefunk GmbH
  • 2014 – 2017 Managing Director of dein.fm Holding
  • 2017 – 2021 Minister of Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Since 27 October 2021 Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Political commitment

  • 1994 – 2009 Member of the Rhede Town Council
  • 2000 – 2006 Chairman of the Junge Union of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 2002 – 2012 Member of the Federal Executive Committee of the CDU of Germany
  • 2013 – 2022 Chairman of the SME Union of the CDU of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Since 2005 Directly elected member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Since 23 October 2021 Chairman of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia

Other activities

  • Brost Foundation, Essen, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • RAG Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • German Museum Munich (German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology), Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Heinz-Kühn-Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • Art foundation NRW, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for the Promotion of Young Athletes in
  • Competitive Sports – Sports Foundation NRW, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for Nature Conservation, Heritage and Cultural
  • Preservation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • Development and Peace Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • North Rhine-Westphalia Art Collection Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • Foundation Museum Castle Moyland, Collection van der Grinten, Josef Beuys
  • Archive of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • Foundation Environment and Development North Rhine-Westphalia, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • Foundation House of History North Rhine-Westphalia, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • German Foundation for Commitment and Volunteerism, Member of the Foundation Board